Use of pridopidine for treating functional decline

ABSTRACT

This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity, improving functional capacity, or lessening the decline of functional capacity in a human patient comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to thereby maintain functional capacity, improve functional capacity, or lessen the decline of functional capacity in the human patient.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This Application is a Continuation from U.S. application Ser. No.17/019,346 filed Sep. 13, 2020, which is a Continuation in Part fromU.S. application Ser. No. 15/685,993 filed Aug. 24, 2017, now U.S. Pat.No. 11,207,310 issued Dec. 28, 2021, which claims the benefit of U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/416,685, filed Nov. 2, 2016, U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/411,511, filed Oct. 21, 2016, U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/395,263, filed Sep. 15, 2016, and U.S.Provisional Application No. 62/379,175, filed Aug. 24, 2016, which areall hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Throughout this application, various publications are referred to byfirst author and year of publication. Full citations for thesepublications are presented in a References section immediately beforethe claims. Disclosures of the publications cited in the Referencessection are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties intothis application in order to more fully describe the state of the art asof the date of the invention described herein.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Disclosed herein are methods of use of pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, for maintaining, improving, or lessening thedecline of functional capacity in a human patient afflicted withHuntington disease, including those afflicted with early stageHuntington disease (HD1 and HD2).

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Huntington Disease

Huntington disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder with anautosomal dominant mode of inheritance. The disease is associated with atriad of motor, behavioral, and cognitive symptoms. Motor disturbancesare the defining feature of the disease, with chorea the most evidentmotor symptom. Although useful for diagnosis, chorea is a poor marker ofdisease severity. Rather, disability and disease severity best correlatewith negative functional and motor features such as decline infunctional capacity and impairment in fine motor skills, bradykinesia,and gross motor coordination skills, including speech difficulties,gait, and postural dysfunction (Mahant 2003).

A number of medications are prescribed to ameliorate the motor andemotional problems associated with HD. However, the scientific evidencefor the usefulness of various drugs in HD is poor (Mestre 2009, Mestre2009). Only tetrabenazine and deutetrabenazine, which reduce dopamineavailability and transmission, are registered specifically for thetreatment of patients with HD for the management of chorea. Noregistered drugs are available for the management of the multifacetedsymptoms of HD, resulting in inexorable functional capacity declinethroughout the course of the disease. As such, there is a significantunmet medical need to develop medications to retard or amelioratefunctional deficits in HD.

Pridopidine

Pridopidine (4-[3-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]-1-propyl-piperidine) (formerlyknown as ACR16) is a drug under development for the treatment ofHuntington disease. Pridopidine has a selective and high affinity forthe sigma-1 receptor (S1R, binding IC50˜100 nM), with low-affinitybinding to additional receptors, including the dopamine D2/D3 receptors(in the micromolar range).

The S1R is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperone protein implicated incellular differentiation, neuroplasticity, neuroprotection and cognitivefunction in the brain. Activation of the S1R by pridopidine leads toupregulation of pathways known to promote neuronal plasticity andsurvival, including the AKT/Phosphoinositide kinase (PI3K) pathway andthe dopamine receptor 1 (D1R). Upregulation of these pathwaysdemonstrates therapeutic benefit in HD preclinical models (Geva et al.,2016). In primary mouse neurons transfected with mHtt as well as in HDpatient-derived iPSCs (induced pluripotent stem cells), pridopidineshows a robust and dose dependent rescue of mHtt-induced cell death(Eddings et al., 2019). These neuroprotective effects are mediated byactivation of the S1R as pharmacological inhibition of the S1R andgenetic deletion of the S1R completely abolishes the effects (Eddings etal, 2019).

Pridopidine upregulates the secretion and downstream signaling of theneuroprotective brain-derived neuroptrophic factor (BDNF) (Geva et al.,2016). A decrease in BDNF is associated with HD pathogenesis.Preclinical studies consistently show that BDNF is highly protectiveagainst the toxic effects of mutant Huntingtin (mHtt). Homeostaticsynaptic plasticity (HSP), the processes that maintain the stability ofneuronal networks and underlie learning and cognitive capabilities, aredisrupted in HD and regulated by BDNF (Smith-Dijak et al., 2019).Treatment of cultured cortical neurons from the HD YAC128 mouse modelwith pridopidine rescues the impaired HSP (Smith-Dijak et al., 2019).Modulation of the BDNF pathway is a major component of pridopidine'sS1R-mediate neuroprotective effects.

cUHDRS: composite Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale

The cUHDRS scoring system combines four measurement scales for assessingfunctional, motor, and cognitive function to provide a quantitativeholistic measure of patient experience. The scales included in cUHDRSare the Total Motor Scale (TMS, a motor assessment), Total FunctionalCapacity (TFC, a functional assessment), the Symbol Digit Modality Test(SDMT, a cognitive assessment), and the Stroop Word Reading Test (SWR, acognitive assessment). This composite measure characterizes the clinicalprogression of HD and is strongly associated with brain measures ofprogressive atrophy in the corticostriatal tract relevant to thedisease. The cUHDRS increases the low signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) thatafflicts the individual measures and provides a good coverage of keyfeatures including functional, motor and cognitive assessments in theearly HD population (Schobel et al., 2017).

As a result of the above features, the cUHDRS shows increasedsensitivity to clinical changes especially in early symptomatic HDpatients. In addition, cUHDRS has greater statistical power to detectsuccess in clinical trials aiming to slow clinical progression comparedto TFC and TMS alone. Therefore, the cUHDRS may be beneficial as anendpoint in interventional clinical trials in the early HD population,where it can assist in maximizing sensitivity while lowering patientburden and reducing sample size for a potentially more efficient trial(Schobel et al., 2017).

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect, provided herein is a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of motor function and functional capacity in ahuman patient afflicted with early stage Huntington disease (HD1 andHD2). Said method comprises orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, wherein assessment of said maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor and functional capacitycomprises using a composite Unified Huntington Disease rating scale(cUHDRS). Said cUHDRS comprises measurement of the total functionalcapacity (TFC), total motor score (TMS), symbol digital modalities test(SDMT), and Stroop Word Reading Test (SWR) of the patient according tothe following equation:

${cUHDRS} = {{\left\lbrack {\left( \frac{{TFC} - 10.4}{1.9} \right) - \left( \frac{{TMS} - 29.7}{14.9} \right) + \left( \frac{{SDMT} - 28.4}{11.3} \right) + \left( \frac{{SWR} - 66.1}{20.1} \right)} \right\rbrack + 10.}}$

In a related aspect, pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day.

In another related aspect, the composition is administered twice perday, wherein pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof isadministered at a dose of 45 mg bid.

In another related aspect, the administration is for at least 26 weeks,at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or at least 60 months.

In a further related aspect, pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day for aperiod of at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, atleast 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months, or at least 60 months.

In another further related aspect, pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose 45 mg bid for a periodof at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or atleast 60 months.

In another related aspect, a method comprises maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of total functional capacity (TFC) of saidpatient. In still another related aspect, a method comprisesmaintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motor function issaid patient. In yet another related aspect, the composite UnifiedHuntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS) produces an improvedlongitudinal Signal to Noise (S/N) ratio compared with a longitudinalS/N ratio of at least one of the independent UHDRS clinical measures ofTFC, TMS, SDMT, or SWR. In another related aspect, composite UnifiedHuntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS) produces an improvedmeasurement values compared with any one of the independent UHDRSclinical measures of TFC, TMS, SDMT, or SWR.

In another related aspect, a patient has greater than or equal to 36 CAGrepeats in the Huntingtin gene and wherein said early stage Huntingtondisease (HD1 and HD2) comprises a baseline TFC score greater than orequal to 7.

In another related aspect, oral administration comprises administrationof a capsule.

This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity,improving functional capacity, or lessening the decline of functionalcapacity in a human patient comprising periodically orally administeringto the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient perday, so as to thereby maintain functional capacity, improve functionalcapacity, or lessen the decline of functional capacity in the humanpatient. In some embodiments the patient is a Huntington disease (HD)patient.

This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity,improving functional capacity, or reducing the rate of decline offunctional capacity in a human patient comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby maintain functional capacity,improve functional capacity, or reduce the rate of decline of functionalcapacity in the human patient. In some embodiments the method includes adose of 90 mg of pridopidine administered to the patient per day. Insome embodiments the method includes a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineadministered to the patient per day. In some embodiments the patient isa HD patient.

The invention additionally provides a method of maintaining functionalcapacity, improving functional capacity, or slowing the clinicalprogression of HD as measured by total functional capacity in a humanpatient comprising periodically orally administering to the patientafflicted with HD a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinesuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patientper day, so as to thereby slow the clinical progression of HD in thepatient as measured by total functional capacity. In some embodimentsthe method includes a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine administered to thepatient per day. In some embodiments the 90 mg daily dose isadministered to the patient as 45 mg bid (twice a day).

Further provided is a method of decreasing functional decline in a humanHD patient comprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby decrease the functional decline in the patient. In someembodiments, functional decline from baseline in comparison to placebo(a HD subject not receiving pridopidine) is decreased by at least 5%, byat least 10%, by at least 15%, by at least 20%, by at least 25%, by atleast 30%, by at least 35% or by at least 40%. In some embodiments themethod includes a dose of about 90 mg of pridopidine administered to thepatient per day. In some embodiments the method includes a dose of 90 mgof pridopidine administered to the patient per day. In some embodimentsof the method, the 90 mg dose is administered to the patient as 45 mgbid. In some embodiments of the method, the pridopidine is administeredorally. In some embodiments of the method, the administration continuesfor at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, about 78weeks or at least 78 weeks. In some embodiments of the method, the HDpatient is an adult patient. HD patient is classified as an early stagepatient, for example, as a stage 1 or stage 2 HD (HD1 or HD2) patient.In some embodiments, the patient has a baseline TFC score of 7-13 or atleast 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 11, at least 12,13 or 7-10 or 11-13. In some embodiments, functional capacity of apatient is measured using the Total Functional Capacity (TFC) scale ofthe Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS), UHDRS-TFC orcUHDRS. In some embodiments of the method, the patient's baselinefunctional capacity and one or more subsequent functional capacityassessments is performed to determine any change in functional decline

Further provided is a method of achieving a reduced change from baselinein the UHDRS-TFC score in a human HD patient comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby affect a change inthe UHDRS-TFC score in the patient when compared to a HD subject notreceiving pridopidine. In some embodiments the method includes a dose ofabout 90 mg of pridopidine administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments the method includes a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineadministered to the patient per day. In some embodiments of the method,the administration continues for at least 26 weeks, or at least 52weeks, or at least 65 weeks, or about 78 weeks or at least 78 weeks. Insome embodiments of the method, the HD patient is classified as a stage1 or stage 2 HD patient based on the patient's UHDRS-TFC score. In someembodiments, the patient has a baseline TFC score of 7-13 or at least 7,at least 8, at least 9, at least 10, at least 11, at least 12, 13 or7-10 or 11-13. In some embodiments of the method, the difference inchange from baseline in the UHDRS-TFC score, when compared to a HDsubject not receiving pridopidine is reduced by at least 0.2 points overa period of 26 weeks or by at least 0.3 points over 52 weeks or by atleast 0.3 points over 65 weeks or by 0.5 points over 78 weeks. In someembodiments of the method, the difference in change from baseline in theUHDRS-TFC score, when compared to a HD subject not receivingpridopidine, is a decrease in the rate of TFC decline by at least 5%, byat least 10%, by at least 20%, by at least 30% by at least 40% or by atleast 50% at 65 weeks or 78 weeks.

In some embodiments of the methods disclosed herein, TFC includes one ormore of maintaining occupation, taking care of finances, domesticchores, requiring low level of care and activities of daily living(ADL).

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test in a human HDpatient comprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby reduce the change in the TUG test in the patient compared to aHD subject not receiving pridopidine.

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the TUG test in a human HD patient comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyreduce the change in the TUG test in the patient compared to a HDsubject not receiving pridopidine.

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the Symbol Digit Modalities test (SDMT) test ina human HD patient comprising periodically orally administering to thepatient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, soas to thereby reduce the change in the SDMT test in the patient comparedto a HD subject not receiving pridopidine.

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the Stroop Word test in a human HD patientcomprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby reduce the change in the Stroop Word test in the patientcompared to a HD subject not receiving pridopidine.

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the UHDRS-Independence Scale (UHDRS-IS) in ahuman HD patient comprising periodically orally administering to thepatient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, soas to thereby reduce the change in the UHDRS-IS in the patient comparedto a HD subject not receiving pridopidine.

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the gait and balance score as defined by the sumof the UHDRS-Total Motor Score (UHDRS-TMS) domains gait, tandem walkingand retropulsion pull test in a human HD patient comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-180 mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby reduce the changein the gait and balance score in the patient compared to a HD subjectnot receiving pridopidine.

The invention additionally provides a method of achieving a reducedchange from baseline in the UHDRS-TMS chorea subscore in a human HDpatient comprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of90-180 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so asto thereby reduce the change in the UHDRS-TMS chorea subscore in thepatient compared to a HD subject not receiving pridopidine.

This invention also provides a method of maintaining or improving ahuman patient's ability to perform activities of daily living comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebymaintain or improve the human patient's ability to perform activities ofdaily living.

The invention further provides a method of improving or maintaining, ahuman patient's gait and balance comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administeredto the patient per day, so as to thereby improve or maintain, a humanpatient's gait and balance.

Additionally provided is a method of improving, maintaining, or slowingthe decline of, a human patient's gait and balance comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove, maintain, or slow the decline of, a human patient's gait andbalance.

The invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining a humanpatient's independence comprising periodically orally administering tothe patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patientper day, so as to thereby improve or maintain a human patient'sindependence.

The invention also provides a method of improving, maintaining, orslowing the decline of, a human patient's independence comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove, maintain, or slow the decline of, a human patient'sindependence.

The invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining a humanpatient's cognitive domains comprising periodically orally administeringto the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient perday, so as to thereby improve or maintain the human patient's cognitivedomains.

Further provided is a method of improving, maintaining, or slowing thedecline of, a human patient's cognitive domains comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby improve, maintain,or slow the decline of, a human patient's cognitive domains. A patient'scognitive domains may also be the patient's cognitive performance acrossa variety of domains

The human patient's cognitive domains may be measured, for example, bythe cognitive assessment battery (CAB) and/or the Hopkins VerbalLearning Test-Revised (HVLT-R). The cognitive domains may also bemeasured by the trail making test B (TMT-B). The cognitive domains mayalso be measured by the HD Cognitive Assessment Battery (HD-CAB), whichincludes 6 tests.

Further provided is a method of improving or maintaining motor abilityin a human patient comprising periodically orally administering to thepatient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that adose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day,so as to thereby improve motor ability in the human patient.

The motor ability may be measured, for example, by the UHDRS Total MotorScore (TMS) score, the UHDRS TMS score excluding chorea or UHDRS TMSscore excluding dystonia.

The invention also provides a method of reducing or maintaining thelevel of chorea in a human patient comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby reduce or maintain the level ofchorea in a human patient.

The level of chorea may also be slowed. Accordingly, the inventionprovides a method of reducing, maintaining, or slowing the increase of,chorea in a human patient comprising periodically orally administeringto the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient perday, so as to thereby reduce, maintain, or slow the increase of, choreain a human patient.

The human patient's chorea may be measured by the UHDRS TMS choreascore.

The invention further provides a method of improving or maintaining ahuman patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove or maintain the human patient's behavior and/or psychiatricstate.

The human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state may be measured,for example, by the Problem Behaviors Assessment total score. The humanpatient's behavior and/or psychiatric state may also be measured by theProblem Behaviors Assessment for depressed mood. The human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state may also be measured by the ProblemBehaviors Assessment for irritability. The human patient's behaviorand/or psychiatric state may also be measured by the Problem BehaviorsAssessment for lack of initiative or apathy. The human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state may be measured, for example, by theProblem Behaviors Assessment for obsessive-compulsiveness. The humanpatient's behavior and/or psychiatric state may also be measured by theProblem Behaviors Assessment for disoriented behavior.

Further provided is a method of improving or lessening decline of lackof initiative or apathy in a human HD patient comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby improve or lessendecline of lack of initiative or apathy in the patient.

The invention also provides a method of reducing or maintaining a humanpatient's involuntary movements comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administeredto the patient per day, so as to thereby reduce or maintain a humanpatient's involuntary movements.

The invention further provides method of improving or maintaining ahuman patient's mobility comprising periodically orally administering tothe patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patientper day, so as to thereby improve or maintain the human patient'smobility.

In some embodiments of the methods disclosed above, a dose of 90 mg or180 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments of the methods disclosed above, a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine administered to the patient per day. In preferredembodiments of the methods disclosed above, the dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine administered to the patient per day is administered to thepatient as 45 mg bid.

In some embodiments of the methods disclosed above, the administrationcontinues for at least 12 weeks, at least 26 weeks, more than 26 weeks,at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In someembodiments of the methods disclosed above, the administration continuesfor 52 weeks or 65 weeks or 78 weeks. In some embodiments of the methodsdisclosed above, the HD patient is an early stage HD patient and has abaseline TFC score of at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10,at least 11, at least 12, 13, or 7-10 or 11-13. In some embodiments ofthe methods disclosed above, the HD patient has been diagnosed as havingat least 36 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. In some embodiments, theHD patient has been diagnosed as having at least 44 repeats in thehuntingtin gene. In some embodiments of the methods disclosed above theHD patient is an adult patient and is at least 18 years old or is atleast 21 years old. In some embodiments of the methods disclosed above,the HD patient is an early stage HD patient. In some embodiments thepatient is a stage 1 HD (HD1) patient or stage 2 HD (HD2) patient. Insome embodiments, the patient is HD1 patient and is experiencing one ormore symptom of HD. In some embodiments, the HD patient is not apre-manifest HD patient.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in lessening the decline of functional capacity in a humanpatient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodicallyorally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments functional capacity is total functional capacity. In someembodiments the daily dose is 90 mg pridopidine. In some embodiments thedaily dose is 45 mg bid.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in maintaining functional capacity in a human patient whereinthe pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administeredto the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day. In some embodiments functionalcapacity includes activities of daily living (ADL).

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament maintaining functional capacity in a human patient whereinthe medicament is formulated for periodic oral administration to thepatient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administeredto the patient per day. In some embodiments functional capacity includesADL.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in slowing the clinical progression of HD as measured by totalfunctional capacity in a human patient wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day. In many embodiments, (a) the pharmaceutical compositionis administered for more than 26 weeks or (b) the human patient isafflicted with early stage HD.

In some embodiments of the pharmaceutical compositions and uses, TFCincludes one or more of maintaining occupation, taking care of finances,domestic chores, requiring low level of care and activities of dailyliving (ADL).

Provided herein is a use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufactureof a medicament for slowing the clinical progression of HD as measuredby total functional capacity in a human patient wherein the medicamentis formulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such thata dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in maintaining a human patient's ability to perform activitiesof daily living in a human patient wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in maintaining a human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living in a human patient wherein the medicament isformulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining gait and balance in a human patientwherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day. In some embodiments theadministration slows the decline of a patient's gait and balance.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining, a human patient's gaitand balance in a human patient wherein the medicament is formulated forperiodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90-225mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments the administration slows the decline of a patient's gait andbalance.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving, maintaining, or slowing the decline of gait andbalance in a human patient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is tobe periodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. Insome embodiments the administration slows the decline of a patient'sgait and balance.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving, maintaining, or slowing the declineof, a human patient's gait and balance in a human patient wherein themedicament is formulated for periodic oral administration to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day. In some embodiments the administration slows thedecline of a patient's gait and balance.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining independence in a human patientwherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isto be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining, a human patient'sindependence wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining or slowing the decline of a humanpatient's independence wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining, or slowing the declineof a human patient's independence wherein the medicament is formulatedfor periodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's cognitive domainswherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isto be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'scognitive domains wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining or slowing the decline of a humanpatient's cognitive domains wherein the pharmaceutical composition is tobe periodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining or slowing the declineof a human patient's cognitive domains wherein the medicament isformulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing the severity of the sustained or intermittent musclecontractions associated with dystonia in a human patient wherein thepharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administered tothe patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing the severity of the sustained orintermittent muscle contractions associated with dystonia in a humanpatient wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining motor ability in a human patientwherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isto be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining motor ability in ahuman patient wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing or maintaining the level of chorea in ahuman patient wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing or maintaining or slowing the increase of chorea ina human patient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing or maintaining or slowing the increaseof chorea in a human patient wherein the medicament is formulated forperiodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state wherein the medicament is formulatedfor periodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing or maintaining a human patient's involuntarymovements wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodicallyorally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing or maintaining a human patient'sinvoluntary movements wherein the medicament is formulated for periodicoral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's mobility whereinthe pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administeredto the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'smobility wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's ability to performphysical tasks wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufactureof a medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'sability to perform physical tasks wherein the medicament is formulatedfor periodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

The methods, compositions and uses disclosed herein are applicable, forexample, to a human patient afflicted with HD. In some embodiments ofthe methods compositions and uses, the human patient is afflicted withHD and has a baseline TMS score which is in the least severe quarter ofthe overall population of patients afflicted with Huntington disease; orthe human patient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS scorewhich is in the two least severe quarters of the overall population ofpatients afflicted with Huntington disease; or the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which is in the threeleast severe quarters of the overall population of patients afflictedwith Huntington disease; or the human patient is afflicted with HD andhas a baseline TMS score which is in the three least severe quarters ofthe overall population of patients afflicted with HD or a baseline TFCscore which is greater than or equal to 9; or the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which is in the threeleast severe quarters of the overall population of patients afflictedwith HD or a baseline TFC score which is greater than or equal to 9 orless than 44 CAG repeats in the Huntingtin gene; or the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which is in the two leastsevere quarters of the overall population of patients afflicted with HD;or the human patient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC scorewhich is greater than or equal to 7; or the human patient is afflictedwith HD and has a baseline TFC score of 11-13; or the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score which is greater than orequal to 9 or greater than 44 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene; or thehuman patient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which isin the three least severe quarters of the overall population of patientsafflicted with HD or less than 44 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene; orthe human patient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC scorewhich is greater than or equal to 9 or a baseline TMS score which is inthe three least severe quarters of the overall population of patientsafflicted with HD.

In some embodiments of the methods, compositions and uses disclosedherein the pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof ispridopidine hydrochloride.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for example pridopidinehydrochloride, is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day.

In some embodiments of the compositions and uses disclosed above, a doseof 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. Insome embodiments of the methods disclosed above, a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. In preferredembodiments of the methods disclosed above, the dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine to be administered to the patient per day is to beadministered to the patient as 45 mg bid.

In some embodiments, the patient is to be administered 45 mg pridopidineonce daily (qd) for about one to two weeks and 45 mg pridopidine bidthereafter. In some embodiments of the methods disclosed above, theadministration continues for at least 12 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In someembodiments of the methods disclosed above, the administration continuesfor 52 weeks or 78 weeks. In some embodiments of the methods disclosedabove, the HD patient is a stage 1 or stage 2 HD patient and has abaseline TFC score of at least 7, at least 8, at least 9, at least 10,at least 11, at least 12, 13, or 7-10 or 11-13. In some embodiments ofthe methods disclosed above, the HD patient has been diagnosed as havingat least 36 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. In some embodiments ofthe methods disclosed above the HD patient is 21 years old or older.

In some embodiments of the methods, compositions and uses disclosedabove, the HD patient is a HD1 or HD2 patient and is not a pre-manifestHD patient.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

In the following brief descriptions of the figures and the correspondingfigures, efficacy was assessed at different time points in differentstudies. For example, throughout the 52-week period using the MixedModels Repeated Measures (MMRM) analyses of change from baseline (priorto administration of pridopidine at week 0) were assessed. Theseincluded the evaluation of UHDRS-TMS, UHDRS-Behavioral, UHDRS-Cognitive,TFC, UHDRS-Functional Assessment, UHDRS-Independence Scale, individualTMS subscales, HD-Cognitive Assessment Battery (HD-CAB), ProblemBehavior Assessment Short-Form (PBA-s), and other outcomes. Other timepoints for assessments as described and exemplified herein include 26weeks, 65 weeks, 78 weeks, 24 months, 36 months, 48 months, and 60months. Assessments also included TFC and cUHDRS.

FIG. 1 : Pridopidine concentration in patients' blood (ng/mL; Mean(+/−sd) measured values). “Pre” means pre-dose and “post” mean postdose. V2 means visit 2, V3 means visit 3, etc. Wk2 means second week,Wk3 means third week, etc.

FIG. 2 : Pridopidine concentration in patients' blood (ng/mL). Post-dose(“Cmax”) (+/−sd) at Steady State.

FIG. 3 : Total Motor Score (TMS) Change from Baseline (BL) withpridopidine administration. All doses of pridopidine demonstrated animprovement in TMS from baseline. A decrease in TMS indicates animprovement. Table 1 below shows the P-Values corresponding to FIG. 3 .

TABLE 1 p-values for TMS change from baseline per treatment group pervisit Week 45 mg bid 67.5 mg bid 90 mg bid 112.5 mg bid  4 0.0304 0.0004<.0001 <.0001  8 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 12 0.0002 0.0003 <.00010.0002 16 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 20 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 <.0001 260.0013 0.0024 <.0001 0.0063

FIG. 4 : Total Motor Score (TMS) — Change from Baseline PRIDE-HD placebovs historical placebo in HART and MermaiHD clinical trials. A lowernumber indicates improvement. At week 12 placebo effect was observed inHART MermaiHD and PRIDE-HD (i.e placebo group showed improvement). At 26weeks there was no placebo effect in MermaiHD (positivechange=worsening). However, in PRIDE-HD placebo effect was maintained(negative change=improvement) at week 26. There is about a 6.5 TMS pointdifference at week 26 between the placebo group in MermaiHD and placebogroup in PRIDE-HD (indicating improvement in PRIDE).

FIGS. 5A and 5B: Change from baseline in TMS. FIG. 5A: Using historicalplacebo in HART and MermaiHD clinical trials, TMS (change from baseline)results are significant for both pridopidine 45 mg bid and 90 mg bid. Alower number indicates improvement. FIG. 5B: Change from baselineUHDRS-TMS full analysis set plotted over time. PRIDE-HD replicatesprevious data in TMS changes from baseline as the change from baselinevalues were similar to those in HART and MermaiHD. In this graph, adecrease in TMS change from baseline indicates improvement. Dark linewith diamonds represents placebo, line with open circles represents 45mg bid, gray line with triangles represents 67.5 mg bid, gray line withdiamonds represents 90 mg bid, line with squares represents 112.5 mgbid. The 90 mg bid dose demonstrated the largest treatment effect.

FIG. 6A. Comparison of patients with baseline (BL) dystonia score of >4at 52 weeks after dosage with either placebo or 45 mg pridopidine bid.Within the full analysis set, no clinically meaningful changes frombaseline were noted for patients at Week 26 or Week 52 in the dystoniascore across the placebo and active treatment group (not shown). Inpatients with a baseline total dystonia score greater than or equal to 4assessed at Week 52, a directional clinical improvement in dystonia wasnoted for the 45 mg bid treatment group (change vs placebo is −1.54,p=0.0571).

Table 2 below shows change from baseline in UHDRS dystonia score overtime for pridopidine 45 mg bid in the integrated data set from HARTMermaiHD and PRIDE-HD.

TABLE 2 Change from baseline in UHDRS dystonia score over time in anintegrated dataset from HART, MermaiHD and PRIDE week 12 26 52 Placebon= 111 83 33 Pridopidine 45 mg bid n= 102 81 21 Δ to placebo −0.96 −1.01−1.54 p value 0.0232 0.0326 0.0571 Week 12 is integrated data from HART,MermaiHD and PRIDE-HD, Week 26 in integrated data from HART, MermaiHDand PRIDE-HD (because HART was a 12-week study) and week 52 is PRIDE-HDdata (MermaiHD was a 26-week study)

FIGS. 6B-6C: Black columns refer to responders: subjects withimprovement or no change in UHDRS dystonia score. Gray columns refer tonon-responders: FIG. 6B: Percentage of subjects with UHDRS TMS dystonia(≥0) receiving either placebo or 45 mg pridopidine bid that were eitherresponders or non-responders. Of those patients with baseline (BL)dystonia score of ≥4 who completed 52 weeks of treatment with eitherplacebo or 45 mg pridopidine bid, the percentage who were categorizedbased on the change in UHDRS TMS dystonia from BL to 52 weeks asresponders (improved or no change, e.g. change≥0) or non-responders(worsened, change<0). Responder Analysis for dystonia items support atrend toward improvement by showing that a higher percentage of patientswere categorized as Responders within the dystonia items in the 45 mgbid treatment group compared to the placebo group (14 patients [77.8%]vs 18 patients [60.0%], respectively). FIG. 6C: Of those patients withbaseline (BL) dystonia score of >4 who completed 52 weeks of treatmentwith either placebo or 45 mg pridopidine bid, the percentage who werecategorized based on the change in UHDRS TMS dystonia from BL to 52weeks as responders (improved, e.g. change≥1) or non-responders(worsened or no change<1). There were statistically significantly morepatients showing improvement in dystonia in the 45 mg bid group (66.7%responders) compared to patients receiving placebo (33.3% responders)(p=0.026).

FIG. 6D: PRIDE-HD patients with baseline (BL) dystonia score of ≥4 whocompleted 52 weeks of treatment with either placebo or 45 mg pridopidinebid were categorized based on the change in UHDRS limb dystonia from BLto 52 weeks as responders (improved, e.g. change>1) or non-responders(worsened or no change<1). A greater percentage of patients werecategorized as Responders for the UHDRS-Limb Dystonia item in thepridopidine 45 mg bid treatment group compared to the placebo group(72.2% and 36.7%, respectively).

FIG. 7A: Beneficial effect of pridopidine 45 mg bid vs placebo in changein dystonia in limbs (UHDRS-dystonia limbs) at week 12; FIG. 7B: FingerTaps and Pronate-Supinate (P/S) hands at week 20; FIG. 7C: Finger Tapsand P/S hands at week 26. Finger Taps and Pronate-Supinate (P/S) handsis a combination of finger tapping (the ability to tap the fingers ofboth hands where 15 repetitions in 5 seconds is considered normal) withpronation/supination (the ability to rotate the forearm and hand suchthat the palm is down (pronation) and to rotate the forearm and handsuch that the palm is up (supination) on both sides of the body).Pronate-Supinate Hands is also known as the “Q-Motor:Pro-Sup-Frequency-MN-Hand (Hz)”. All data show to adjusted means +SE ofchange in full analysis set for FIGS. 7A-7C.

In the tables below, data and the P-values corresponding to the Figs.are provided. N refers to number of patients. Wk 26 refers to relevantscore at week 26. Wk 52 refers to relevant score at week 52. “Δ toplacebo” refers to the difference in score compared to placebo,specifically, the average change from baseline in the placebo groupcompared to the average change from baseline of the relevant group.“ALL” refers to pridopidine treated patients irrespective of diseasestage. Y-axes are change from baseline for characteristic listed abovethe table. X-axes are dose whereby P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mgbid”.,” In the Figs., improvement is in the direction from bottom of thegraph to top of the graph.

For example, FIG. 8B shows the average difference in the UHDRS TMS scoreof the indicated group of patients (i.e. patients having a TFC score of11-13 at baseline, i.e. HD1) between the score at baseline and the scoreafter 26 weeks of administration of pridopidine (at week 26).Pridopidine 45 mg bid dose shows an improvement compared to placebo,with an approximately 6 point improvement compared to baseline (i.e. ˜−6UHDRS TMS score at week 26 compared to baseline). The table below thedescription of FIG. 8B (table 4) shows that the 45 mg bid group had 17patients (“N” row) and an average UHDRS TMS score of 35.4 at baseline(“Baseline” row). The table below the description of FIG. 8B also showsthat the 45 mg bid group's change from baseline (about −6, shown inFig., not shown in table) is 4.47 points better (−4.47) than the placebogroup's change from placebo (about −2, shown in Fig., not shown intable)(“Δ to placebo” row). HD1 refers to an early stage HD patient witha baseline TFC score of 11-13. HD2 refers to an early stage HD patientwith a baseline TFC score of 7-10.

FIG. 8A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 26 ALL Table 3 below andFIG. 8A show no significant improvement in UHDRS TMS in the pridopidinetreated patients at 26 weeks compared to placebo. Improvement isevidenced by a more negative value in the UHDRS TMS score. P means“placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 3 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 26, all HD stages Placebo45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 46.9 44.5 Δ to placebo 1.42 p value 0.3199

FIG. 8B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13.(The UHDRS TMS score at week 26 of pridopidine treated patients with abaseline Total Functional Capacity (BL TFC) score of 11 to 13). HDpatients with a baseline TFC score of 11-13 are generally considered tobe first stage (stage 1) HD patients. Table 4 below and FIG. 8B show atrend towards improvement in UHDRS TMS in HD1 pridopidine treatedpatients at 26 weeks compared to placebo. P means “placebo”, 45 means“45 mg bid”.

TABLE 4 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 26, Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 37.3 35.4 Δ to placebo −4.47 p value0.0976

FIG. 8C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 52 ALL. Table 5 belowand FIG. 8C show no significant improvement in UHDRS TMS in allpridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks, compared to placebo. P means“placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 5 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 52, all HD stages Placebo45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 46.9 44.5 Δ to placebo 0.59 p value 0.7468

FIG. 8D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13.Table 6 below and FIG. 8D show a trend towards improvement in UHDRS TMSin HD1 pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 6 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 37.3 35.4 Wk52 Δ to placebo −5.32 pvalue 0.1065

FIG. 8E: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Gait and Balances Week 52.Table 7 below and FIG. 8E show no significant improvement in UHDRS TMSgait and balances in all pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks. Pmeans “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 7 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS gait and balance Week 52, allHD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 3.8 4.1 Δ to placebo −0.09p value 0.7404

FIG. 8F: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Gait and Balances Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 8 below and FIG. 8F show a significantimprovement in UHDRS TMS gait and balance in HD1 pridopidine treatedpatients at 52 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 8 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS gait and balance Week 52,Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 7.3 2.8 Δ toplacebo −0.94 p value 0.0445

FIG. 8G: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Chorea Week 26 ALL. Table 9below and FIG. 8G show no significant improvement in UHDRS TMS chorea inpridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at all stages at 26 weeks. Pmeans “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 9 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Chorea Week 26 ALL Placebo 45mg, bid N 81 75 Baseline 11.4 10.9 Δ to placebo 0.92 p value 0.1083

FIG. 8H: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Chorea Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13. The table below and FIG. 8H show a trend towards improvement inUHDRS TMS chorea in HD1 pridopidine treated patients at 26 weeks. Pmeans “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 10 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Chorea Week 26, Stage 1 HD BLTFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 8.8 9.9 Wk 26 Δ to placebo−1.4 p value 0.1805

FIG. 8L Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia Week 26 ALL. Table 11below and FIG. 81 show no effect in UHDRS TMS dystonia in allpridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 26 weeks. P means “placebo”,45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 11 Change from baseline in UHDRS dystonia at week 26 in all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 4.1 3.6 Δ to placebo −0.06 pvalue 0.8711

FIG. 8J Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia Week 26 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13. Table 12 below and FIG. 8J show a trend towards improvementin UHDRS TMS dystonia in HD1 pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at26 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 12 Change from baseline in UHDRS dystonia at week 26 in Stage 1 HDBL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2.8 2.1 Δ to placebo−0.99 p value 0.1569

FIG. 8K: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia Week 52. Table 13below and FIG. 8K show a trend toward improvement in UHDRS TMS dystoniain all pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 13 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia Week 52, all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 4.1 3.6 Δ to placebo −0.39 pvalue 0.4358

FIG. 8L: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia Week 52 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13. Table 14 below and FIG. 8L show a significant improvement inUHDRS TMS dystonia in HD1 pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 52weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 14 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia Week 52 Stage 1 HDBL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2.8 2.1 Δ to placebo−1.65 p value 0.0243

FIG. 8M: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week 26ALL. Table 15 below and FIG. 8M show no significant improvement in UHDRSTMS Involuntary Movements in pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at26 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 15 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week 26all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 15.6 14.4 Δ to placebo0.89 p value 0.2594

FIG. 8N: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 16 below and FIG. 8N show significantimprovement in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements at 26 weeks in HD1pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45mg bid”.

TABLE 16 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-43 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 11.5 12 Δ toplacebo −2.49 p value 0.0469

FIG. 80 : Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week52. Table 17 below and FIG. 80 show no improvement in UHDRS TMSInvoluntary Movements in all pridopidine 45 mg bid patients at 52 weeks.P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 17 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary MovementsWeek 52all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 15.6 14.4 Δ to placebo0.02 p value 0.9867

FIG. 8P: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 18 below and FIG. 8P show a trend towardsimprovement in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements in HD1 pridopidine 45 mgbid treated patients at 52 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mgbid”.

TABLE 18 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements Week52, Stage 1 BL TFC 11-43 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 11.5 12 Δ toplacebo −2.73 p value 0.1487

FIG. 8Q: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Chorea Week 52.Table 19 below and FIG. 8Q show no significant improvement in UHDRS TMSexcluding chorea in all pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 52weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 19 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Chorea Week 52, allHD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 35.5 33.6 Δ to placebo 0.05p value 0.9693

FIG. 8R: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Chorea Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 20 below and FIG. 8R show a trend towardsimprovement in UHDRS TMS excluding chorea in HD1 pridopidine 45 mg bidtreated patients at 52 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 20 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Chorea Week 52,Stage 1 HD BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 28.6 25.5 Δto placebo −4.09 p value 0.083

FIG. 8S: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Dystonia Week 26ALL. Table 21 below and FIG. 8S show no significant improvement in UHDRSTMS excluding dystonia in pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 26weeks in all HD stages. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 21 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Dystonia Week 26all HD stages. Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 42.7 40.9 Δ to placebo1.39 p value 0.2733

FIG. 8T: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Dystonia Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 22 below and FIG. 8T show a trend towardsimprovement in UHDRS TMS excluding dystonia in HD1 pridopidine treatedpatients, at 26 weeks. P means “placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 22 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Excluding Dystonia Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 34.6 33.4 Δ toplacebo −3.6 p value 0.1594

FIG. 9A: Change from baseline in UHDRS Functional Assessment (FA) Week26 ALL. Table 23 below and FIG. 9A show no significant improvement inUHDRS FA in pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 26 weeks, all HDstages. Improvement is evidenced by a higher FA score. P means“placebo”, 45 means “45 mg bid”.

TABLE 23 Change from baseline in UHDRS Functional Assessment Week 26,all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 18.6 19 Δ to placebo0.02 p value 0.9511

FIG. 9B: Change from baseline in UHDRS Functional Assessment (FA) Week26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 24 below and FIG. 9B show a trend towardsimprovement in UHDRS FA in HD1 pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients,at 52 weeks.

TABLE 24 Change from baseline in UHDRS Functional Assessment Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 22.8 23.9 Δ toplacebo 1.23 p value 0.0516

FIG. 9C: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 ALL.Table 25 below and FIG. 9C show significant improvement in UHDRS IS in45 mg bid pridopidine treated patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 25 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 all HDstages. Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 76.4 76.1 Δ to placebo 1.79 pvalue 0.0328

FIG. 9D: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale (IS) Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 26 below and FIG. 9D show a stronger, moresignificant improvement in UHDRS IS in 45 mg bid treated HD1 patientscompared to all HD stages , at 26 weeks.

TABLE 26 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 Stage1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 83.8 84.1 Δ to placebo4.94 p value 0.001

FIG. 9E: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale (IS) Week 52ALL. Table 27 below and FIG. 9E show no significant improvement in UHDRSIS in all patients treated patients after 52 weeks.

TABLE 27 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 52 all RDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 76.4 76.1 Δ to placebo 0.86 pvalue 0.5082

FIG. 9F: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale (IS) Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 28 below and FIG. 9F show a trend towardsimprovement in UHDRS IS in 45 mg bid treated HD1 patients, after 52weeks.

TABLE 28 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 52 Stage1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 83.8 84.1 Δ to placebo3.05 p value 0.1289

FIG. 9G: Domestic Chores at 52 weeks, Early Stage HD (TFC≥7). Table 29below provides data and the P-Values corresponding to FIG. 9G.Significant improvement in TFC domestic chores was observed in 45 mg bidpridopidine administered HD1 and HD2 patients, for 52 weeks.

TABLE 29 Change from baseline in TFC domestic chores at week 52 in HD1and HD2 (BL TFC ≥7) Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 1.4 1.5 Δ toplacebo 0.24 p value 0.0196

FIG. 9H: Care Level at 52 weeks, Early Stage HD (TFC≥7). Table 30 belowprovides data and the P-values corresponding to FIG. 9H. Significantimprovement in TFC Care level was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidineadministered HD1 and HD2 patients for 52 weeks.

TABLE 30 Change from baseline in TFC care level at week 52 in HD1 andHD2 (BL TFC ≥7) Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 2 1.9 Δ to placebo0.12 p value 0.0044

FIG. 10A: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)Week 26 ALL. Table 31 below and FIG. 10A show a trend toward improvementin UHDRS TFC pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients after 26 weeks.

TABLE 31 Change from baseline in TFC at week 26 in all HD stages Placebo45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 7.9 8.1 Δ to placebo 0.34 p value 0.1474

FIG. 10B: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 32 below and FIG. 10B showimprovement in UHDRS TFC in 45 mg bid bid HD1 pridopidine treatedpatients, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 32 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Placebo 45 mg bid N 17 17 Baseline 11.8 11.5 Δ toplacebo 1.65 p value 0.004

FIG. 10C: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)Week 52. Table 33 below and FIG. 10C show maintenance in functionalcapacity as measured by TFC score in patients receiving 45 mg bidpridopidine for 52 weeks, all HD stages.

TABLE 33 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week52, all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 7.9 8.1 Δ toplacebo 0.87 p value 0.0032

FIG. 10D: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 34 below and FIG. 10D showstatistically significant maintenance of functional capacity as measuredby TFC in HD1 patients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 34 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 11.8 11.5 Δ toplacebo 1.89 p value 0.0059

FIG. 10E: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)Week 52 Stage 2 BL TFC 7-10. Table 35 below and FIG. 10E showstatistically significant maintenance of functional capacity as measuredby TFC in HD2 patients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 35 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week 52Stage 2 BL TFC 7-10 Placebo 45 mg bid N 50 42 Baseline 8.3 8.2 Δ toplacebo 0.94 p value 0.009

FIG. 11A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26 ALL.Table 36a below and FIG. 11A show a trend towards improvement in financeADL as measured as part of the UHDRS TFC score in all patients receivingpridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 36A Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26, all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 4 4.1 Δ to placebo 0.22 pvalue 0.1782

FIG. 11B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26 Stage 1BL TFC 11-13. Table 36B below and FIG. 11B show statisticallysignificant improvement in finance ADL as measured as part of the TFCscore in HD1 patients receiving pridopidine 45 mg bid for 26 weeks.

TABLE 36B Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26, Stage 1BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 5.8 5.7 Δ to placebo0.92 p value 0.0012

FIG. 11C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52 ALL.Table 37 below and FIG. 11C show a statistically significant improvementin finance ADL as measured as part of the UHDRS TFC score in allpatients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 37 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52, all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 4 4.1 Δ to placebo 0.46 pvalue 0.0164

FIG. 11D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52 Stage 1BL TFC 11-13. Table 38 below and FIG. 11D show statistically significantimprovement in finance ADL as measured as part of the TFC score in HD1patients, receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 38 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52 Stage 1BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 5.8 5.7 Δ to placebo0.77 p value 0.0277

FIG. 11E: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26 Stage 2BL TFC 7-10. Table 39 below and FIG. 11E show statistically significantimprovement in finance ADL as measured as part of the TFC score in HD2patients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 39 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26 Stage 2BL TFC 7-10. Placebo 45 mg bid N 50 42 Baseline 4.4 4.3 Δ to placebo 0.7p value 0.0045

FIG. 12A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 ALL. Table40 below and FIG. 12A show trend for improvement in UHDRS TFC financesin pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 26 weeks, all HD patients.

TABLE 40 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 ALL Placebo45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 1.6 1.8 Δ to placebo 0.1 p value 0.3629

FIG. 12B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13. Table 41 below and FIG. 12B show a trend for improvement inUHDRS TFC finances in HD1 patients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for26 weeks.

TABLE 41 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2.8 2.9 Δ to placebo 0.25 pvalue 0.1183

FIG. 12C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52. Table 42below and FIG. 12C show statistically significant improvement in TFCfinances in HD1 patients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 42 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52, all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 1.6 1.8 Δ to placebo 0.31 pvalue 0.0143

FIG. 12D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52 Stage 2 BLTFC 7-10. Table 43 below and FIG. 12D show statistically significantimprovement in UHDRS TFC finances in HD2 patients receiving 45 mg bidpridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 43 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52 Stage 2 BLTFC 7-10. Placebo 45 mg bid N 50 42 Baseline 1.8 1.9 Δ to placebo 0.39 pvalue 0.0336

FIG. 13A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Domestic Chores Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below and FIG. 13A show a trend towardsimprovement in TFC domestic chores in HD1 patients receiving pridopidine45 mg bid for 26 weeks.

TABLE 44 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Domestic Chores Week 26 Stage1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2 1.8 Δ to placebo0.34 p value 0.0589

FIG. 13B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Domestic Chores Week 52 ALL.Table 45 below and FIG. 13B show a trend for improvement in UHDRS TFCdomestic chores in all pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 52weeks.

TABLE 45 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Domestic Chores Week 52, allHD stages. Placebo 45 mg bid N 59 56 Baseline 1.3 1.3 Δ to placebo 0.23p value 0.0647

FIG. 13C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Domestic Chores Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Table 45 below and FIG. 13C show statisticallysignificant improvement in TFC domestic chores in HD1 patients receiving45 mg bid pridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 45 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Domestic Chores Week 52 Stage1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2 1.8 Δ to placebo0.49 p value 0.0161

FIG. 14A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 ALL. Table 46below and FIG. 14A show a trend for improvement in TFC ADL in allpridopidine treated patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 46 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26, all HD patientsPlacebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 2.4 2.3 Δ to placebo 0.12 p value0.205

FIG. 14B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13. Table 47 below and FIG. 14B show statistically significantimprovement in UHDRS TFC ADL in HD1 patients receiving 45 mg bidpridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 47 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2.9 2.8 Δ to placebo 0.65 pvalue 0.0011

FIG. 14C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 ALL. Table 48below and FIG. 14C show a trend for improvement in UHDRS TFC ADL in allpridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 48 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52, all HD patientsPlacebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 2.4 2.3 Δ to placebo 0.14 p value0.2216

FIG. 14D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13. Table 49 below and FIG. 14D show statistically significantimprovement in UHDRS TFC ADL in HD1 patients receiving 45 mg bidpridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 49 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 2.9 2.8 Δ to placebo 0.62 pvalue 0.0044

FIG. 14E: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 Stage 2 BL TFC7-10. Table 50 below and FIG. 14E show statistically significantimprovement in UHDRS TFC ADL in HD2 patients receiving 45 mg bidpridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 50 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 Stage 2 BL TFC7-10 Placebo 45 mg bid N 50 42 Baseline 2.6 2.5 Δ to placebo 0.27 pvalue 0.0356

FIG. 15A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Care Level Week 52 ALL. Thetable below and FIG. 15A show a trend for improvement in UHDRS TFC carelevel in all pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 51 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Care Level Week 52, all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 59 56 Baseline 1.9 1.9 Δ to placebo 0.09 pvalue 0.1153

FIG. 15B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Care Level Week 52 Stage 2BL TFC 7-10. Table 52 below and FIG. 15B show statistically significantimprovement in UHDRS TFC care level in HD2 patients receiving 45 mg bidpridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 52 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Care Level Week 52 Stage 2 BLTFC 7-10. Placebo 45 mg bid N 50 47 Baseline 1.9 1.9 Δ to placebo 0.13 pvalue 0.0156

FIG. 16A: Change from baseline in PBA Total Score Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13. Table 53 below and FIG. 16A show a trend towards improvement inPBA total score in HD1 patients receiving pridopidine 45 mg bid for 26weeks (negative change indicates an improvement).

TABLE 53 Change from baseline in PBA Total Score Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 8.8 8.1 Δ to placebo −4.83 pvalue 0.319

FIG. 16B: PBA Change from baseline in Total Score Week 52 Full analysisset. The table below and FIG. 16B show trend to improvement in PBA totalscore in all 45 mg bid pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 54 PBA Change from baseline in Total Score Week 52, all HD stagesPlacebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 12 10.9 Δ to placebo −3.98 p value0.0603

FIG. 16C: Change from baseline in PBA Total Score Week 52 BL TFC≥7. Thetable below and FIG. 16C show a trend for improvement in PBA total scorein 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 55 Change from baseline in PBA Total Score Week 52 BL TFC ≥7Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 11.4 10.1 Δ to placebo −2.74 p value0.1911

FIG. 16D: Change from baseline PBA Irritability, Severity×Frequency Week52 ALL. Table 56 below and FIG. 16 d show significant improvement in PBAirritability in all pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 56 Change from baseline PBA Irritability, Severity × FrequencyWeek 52, all HD patients Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 2 1.6 Δ toplacebo −1.03 p value 0.0126

FIG. 16E: Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity×Frequency Week 26 ALL. The table below and FIG. 16E show atrend for improvement in PBA apathy in all pridopidine treated patientsat 26 weeks.

TABLE 57 Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity × Frequency Week 26, all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75Baseline 2.6 2.5 Δ to placebo −0.87 p value 0.1235

FIG. 16F: Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity×Frequency Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below andFIG. 16F show a trend for improvement in PBA apathy in HD1 patientsreceiving pridopidine 45 mg bid for 26 weeks.

TABLE 58 Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity × Frequency Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 1217 Baseline 1.2 1 Δ to placebo −1.85 p value 0.0703

FIG. 16G: Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity×Frequency Week 52 Full analysis set. The table below and FIG.16G show a trend for improvement in PBA apathy in BL stage 1 patientsreceiving pridopidine for 52 weeks.

TABLE 59 Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity × Frequency Week 52, all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid 67.5 mgbid N 81 75 Baseline 2.6 2.5 Δ to placebo −1.27 p value 0.0704

FIG. 16H: PBA Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity×Frequency Week 52 1 BL TFC>7. Table 60 below and FIG. 16H showa trend for improvement in PBA apathy in HD1 and HD2 pridopidine treatedpatients for 52 weeks.

TABLE 60 PBA Change from baseline in PBA Lack of Initiative (Apathy),Severity × Frequency Week 52 1 BL TFC ≥7 Placebo 45 mg bid 67.5 mg bid N62 59 Baseline 2.5 2 Δ to placebo −1.39 p value 0.0608

FIG. 16I: Change from baseline in PBA Obsessive-Compulsive,Severity×Frequency Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below andFIG. 16I show a statistically significant improvement in PBA O-C in HD1patients receiving pridopidine 45 mg bid for 26 weeks.

TABLE 61 Change from baseline in PBA Obsessive- Compulsive, Severity ×Frequency Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17Baseline 0 1 Δ to placebo −2.11 p value 0.0035

FIG. 16J: Change from baseline in PBA Obsessive-Compulsive,Severity×Frequency Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below andFIG. 16J show statistically significant improvement in PBA O-C in HD1patients receiving pridopidine 45 mg bid for 52 weeks.

TABLE 62 Change from baseline in PBA Obsessive- Compulsive, Severity ×Frequency Week 52 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17Baseline 0 1 Δ to placebo −2.73 p value 0.007

FIG. 16K: Change from baseline in PBA Disoriented Behavior,Severity×Frequency Week 26 ALL. The table below and FIG. 16K show trendfor improvement in PBA Disoriented Behavior in all pridopidine treatedpatients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 63 Change from baseline in PBA Disoriented Behavior, Severity ×Frequency Week 26, all HD patients Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline0.6 0.4 Δ to placebo −0.2 p value 0.2864

FIG. 16L: Change from baseline in PBA Disoriented Behavior,Severity×Frequency Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below andFIG. 16L show significant improvement in PBA Disoriented Behavior in HD1patients receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine at 26 weeks.

TABLE 64 Change from baseline in PBA Disoriented Behavior, Severity ×Frequency Week 26 Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17Baseline 0.1 0 Δ to placebo −0.19 p value 0.0381

FIG. 17A: Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 26ALL. The table below and FIG. 17A show trend for improvement in Timed upand go test in all pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 65 Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 26, allHD patients Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 12.1 12.1 Δ to placebo−2.16 p value 0.1765

FIG. 17B: Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below and FIG. 17B show a trend forimprovement in the Timed up and go test in pridopidine treated HD1patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 66 Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 26Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 9.7 8.6 Δ toplacebo −6.98 p value 0.0612

FIG. 17C: Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 52.The table below and FIG. 17C show a trend for improvement in the Timedup and go test in all pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 67 Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 52, allHD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 12.1 12.1 Δ to placebo−1.49 p value 0.0899

FIG. 17D: Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. The table below and FIG. 17D show trend towardimprovement in the Timed up and go test in pridopidine treated HD1patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 68 Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go Test (sec) Week 52Stage 1 BL TFC 11-13. Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 9.7 8.6 Δ toplacebo −5.26 p value 0.0627

FIG. 18A: Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 26 ALL. Thetable below and FIG. 18A show a trend for improvement in the Walk-12 TSin all pridopidine treated patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 69 Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 26, all HDstages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 31.5 32.1 Δ to placebo −2.45 pvalue 0.3359

FIG. 18B: Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 26 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13. The table below and FIG. 18B show statistically significantimprovement in the Walk-12 TS in pridopidine treated HD1 patients havingat 26 weeks.

TABLE 70 Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 26 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 21.2 6.3 Δ to placebo −9.63p value 0.0241

FIG. 18C: Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 26 Stage 3-5BL TFC 0-6.The table below and FIG. 18C show no significant improvementin the Walk-12 TS in late stage pridopidine treated patients (BL TFC0-6) at 26 weeks.

TABLE 71 Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 26 Stage 3-5BL TFC 0-6 Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 56.6 55.4 Δ to placebo−1.97 p value 0.7524

FIG. 18D: Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 52 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13. The table below and FIG. 18D show a trend for improvement inthe Walk-12 TS in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 patients at 52weeks.

TABLE 72 Change from baseline in Walk-12 Total Score Week 52 Stage 1 BLTFC 11-13 Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 21.2 6.3 Δ to placebo −5.86p value 0.3018

FIG. 19A: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 inlate stage HD, BL TFC<7. The table below and FIG. 19A show nosignificant improvement in the UHDRS IS in pridopidine treated patientshaving BL TFC<7 at 26 weeks.

TABLE 73 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 inlate stage HD BL TFC <7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 65.5 63.8 Δto placebo 0.3 p value 0.8796

FIG. 19B: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 BLTFC≥7. The table below and FIG. 19B show statistically significantimprovement in the UHDRS IS in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 74 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 26 inearly stage HD, BL TFC ≥7 45 mg bid N 59 Wk26 Δ to placebo 2.22 p value0.0128

FIG. 19C: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 52 BLTFC<7. The table below and FIG. 19C show no significant improvement inthe UHDRS IS in pridopidine treated patients having baseline TFC<7 at 52weeks.

TABLE 75 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 52, lateHD, BL TFC <7. Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 65.5 63.8 Δ to placebo−1.85 p value 0.5799

FIG. 19D: Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 52 BLTFC≥7. The table below and FIG. 19D show a trend for improvement in theUHDRS IS in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients at 52weeks.

TABLE 76 Change from baseline in UHDRS Independence Scale Week 52, earlyHD, BL TFC ≥7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 79.8 79.4 Δ to placebo1.99 p value 0.1047

FIGS. 20A-20P, 22, 23A-23B, 24A-24C are graphs comparing characteristicsin early stage (TFC≥7, HD1 and HD2) or late stage (TFC<7) HD patients.

FIG. 20A: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week26 BL TFC<7. Table 77 below and FIG. 20A show no improvement in theUHDRS TFC in pridopidine treated late stage patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 77 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week26, late HD BL TFC <7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 4.5 4.1 Δ toplacebo −0.22 p value 0.6478

FIG. 20B: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week26 BL TFC ≥7. Table 78 below and FIG. 20B show statistically significantimprovement in the UHDRS TFC in 45 mg bid treated HD1 and HD2 patients,at 26 weeks.

TABLE 78 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week26, early HD, BL TFC ≥7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 8.9 9.2 Wk26Δ to placebo 0.56 p value 0.0359

FIG. 20C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26 BLTFC<7. Table 79 below and FIG. 20C show no improvement in the UHDRS TFCFinance ADL in pridopidine treated late stage patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 79 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26, late HD.BL TFC <7. Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 2 2 Δ to placebo −0.34 pvalue 0.3239

FIG. 20D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 26 BLTFC≥7. Table 80 below and FIG. 20D show statistically significantimprovement in the UHDRS Finance ADL in 45 mg bid pridopidine treatedHD1 and HD2 patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 80 Change from baseline in UHDRS TPC Finance ADL Week 26 BL TFC≥7. Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 4.6 4.7 Δ to placebo 0.46 p value0.0114

FIG. 20E: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 BL TFC<7.Table 81 below and FIG. 20E show no improvement in the UHDRS TFCfinances in pridopidine treated late stage patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 81 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 BL TFC < 7Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 0.5 0.5 Δ to placebo −0.19 p value0.3508

FIG. 20F: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 BL TFC>7.Table 82 below and FIG. 20F show a trend for improvement in the UHDRSTFC finances in 45 mg bid HD1 and HD2 pridopidine treated patients at 26weeks.

TABLE 82 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 26 BL TFC ≥ 7.Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 2 2.2 Δ to placebo 0.2 p value 0.0853

FIG. 20G: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 BL TFC<7. Table83 below and FIG. 20G show no improvement in the UHDRS TFC ADL inpridopidine treated late stage patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 83 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 BL TFC < 7.Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 1.5 1.5 Δ to placebo −0.19 p value0.3596

FIG. 20H: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 BL TFC≥7. Table84 below and FIG. 20H show statistically significant improvement in theUHDRS TFC ADL in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients, at26 weeks.

TABLE 84 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 26 BL TFC ≥ 7.Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 2.6 2.6 Δ to placebo 0.24 p value0.0176

FIG. 20I: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week52 BL TFC<7. Table 85 below and FIG. 20I show no improvement in theUHDRS Total Functional Capacity in pridopidine treated late stagepatients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 85 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week 52BL TFC < 7. Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 4.5 4.1 Δ to placebo 0.07p value 0.9108

FIG. 20J: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week52 BL TFC≥7. Table 86 below and FIG. 20J show significant maintenance offunctional capacity as measured by UHDRS TFC in 45 mg bid pridopidinetreated HD1 and HD2 patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 86 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Week 52BL TFC ≥ 7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 8.9 9.2 Wk52 Δ to placebo1.16 p value 0.0003

FIG. 20K: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52 BLTFC<7. Table 87 below and FIG. 20K show no improvement in the UHDRS TFCfinance ADL in late stage pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 87 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52 BL TFC <7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 2 2 Δ to placebo 0.01 p value0.9863

FIG. 20L: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL week 52 BLTFC≥7. Table 88 below and FIG. 20L show statistically significantimprovement in the UHDRS TFC finance ADL in 45 mg bid pridopidinetreated HD1 and HD2 patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 88 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance ADL Week 52 BL TFC ≥7 Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 4.6 4.7 Δ to placebo 0.77 p value0.0004

FIG. 20M: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52 BL TFC<7.Table 89 below and FIG. 20M show no improvement in the UHDRS TFCfinances in pridopidine treated late stage patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 89 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52 BL TFC < 7Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 0.5 0.5 Δ to placebo 0.29 p value0.2468

FIG. 20N: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52 BL TFC≥7.Table 90 below and FIG. 20N show statistically significant improvementin the UHDRS IS in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients at52 weeks.

TABLE 90 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances Week 52 BL TFC ≥ 7.Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 2 2.2 Δ to placebo 0.35 p value0.0171

FIG. 20O: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 BL TFC<7. Table91 below and FIG. 20O show no improvement in the UHDRS TFC ADL inpridopidine treated late stage patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 91 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 BL TFC < 7.Placebo 45 mg bid N 19 16 Baseline 1.5 1.5 Δ to placebo −0.33 p value0.178

FIG. 20P: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 BL TFC≥7. Table92 below and FIG. 20P show statistically significant improvement in theUHDRS TFC ADL in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients at52 weeks.

TABLE 92 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC ADL Week 52 BL TFC ≥ 7.Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 2.6 2.6 Wk52 Δ to placebo 0.35 pvalue 0.0019

FIGS. 21A-21E show bar graphs of changes in UHDRS TMS Finger Tap scoresin 26- and 52-week patient groups.

FIG. 21A: Change from Baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps ALL Week 26.Table 93 below provides P-Values corresponding to FIG. 21A. Table 93below and FIG. 21A show a trend for improvement in the UHDRS TMS fingertaps in pridopidine 45 mg bid treated patients, at 26 weeks.

TABLE 93 Change from Baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps, all HD stages,Week 26 Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 3.8 3.5 Δ to placebo −0.3 pvalue 0.1466

FIG. 21B: Change from Baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Week 26patients with baseline total functional capacity (BL TFC)≥9 and CAGRepeats>44. Table 94 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG.21B. The table below and FIG. 21B show statistically significantimprovement in the UHDRS TMS finger taps in 45 mg bid pridopidinetreated patients having BL TFC≥9 and greater than 44 CAG repeats intheir Htt gene at 26 weeks.

TABLE 94 Change from Baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Week 26 patientswith baseline total functional capacity (BL TFC) ≥ 9 and CAG Repeats >44 Placebo 45 mg bid N 13 15 Baseline 2.6 2.7 Δ to placebo −0.86 p value0.0499

FIG. 21C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Week 26patients with BL TFC≥9, CAG Repeats<44 and patients who represent threeleast severe TMS quarters (BL TMS 1st 3 Qs). Table 95 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 21C. The table below and FIG. 21C showstatistically significant improvement in the UHDRS TMS finger taps in 45mg bid pridopidine treated patients having BL TFC≥9 and less than 44 CAGrepeats in their Htt gene at 26 weeks.

TABLE 95 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Week 26 patientswith BL TFC ≥ 9, CAG Repeats < 44 and patients who represent three leastsevere TMS quarters (BL TMS 1st 3 Qs) Placebo 45 mg bid N 13 15 Baseline2.6 2.7 Δ to placebo −0.87 p value 0.05

FIGS. 21D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Patients whohave completed 52 weeks of treatment: UHDRS TMS Finger Tap score at week26. Table 96 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 21D.Table 96 below and FIG. 21D show statistically significant improvementin the UHDRS TMS finger taps in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated patientswho completed 52 weeks, at 26 weeks.

TABLE 96 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Patients whohave completed 52 weeks of treatment: UHDRS TMS Finger Tap score at week26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 52 43 Baseline 3.8 3.2 Δ to placebo −0.59 pvalue 0.0182

FIGS. 21E: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Patients whohave completed 52 weeks of treatment: UHDRS TMS Finger Tap score at week52. Table 97 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 21E.Table 97 below and FIG. 21E show a trend for improvement in the UHDRSTMS finger taps in ALL pridopidine treated patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 97 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Taps: Patients whohave completed 52 weeks of treatment: UHDRS TMS Finger Tap score at week52 Placebo 45 mg bid N 52 43 Baseline 3.8 3.2 Δ to placebo −0.31 p value0.2091

FIG. 22 : Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS FingerTapping+Pronate-Supinate Hands: Patients who have completed 52 weeks oftreatment—score at week 26. Table 98 below provides the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 22 . Table 98 below and FIG. 22 show statisticallysignificant improvement in the UHDRS TMS finger taps andPronate-Supinate Hands in 45 mg bid pridopidine treated patients whocompleted 52 weeks, at 26 weeks.

TABLE 98 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Finger Tapping +Pronate-Supinate Hands: Patients who have completed 52 weeks oftreatment score-at week 26 Placebo 45 mg bid N 52 43 Baseline 7.1 6.1 Δto placebo −0.79 p value 0.0294

FIG. 23A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Gait and Balance: Gait andbalance scores at week 26 for patients with BL TFC≥7. Table 99 belowprovides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 23A. Table 99 below and FIG.23A show a trend for improvement in the UHDRS TMS gait and balance in 45mg bid pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients at 26 weeks.

TABLE 99 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Gait and Balance: Gait andbalance scores at week 26 for patients with BL TFC ≥ 7 Placebo 45 mg bidN 62 59 Baseline 3.7 3.7 Δ to placebo −0.48 p value 0.0563

FIG. 23B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Gait and Balance: Gait andbalance scores at week 52 for patients with BL TFC≥7. Table 100 belowprovides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 23B. Table 100 below andFIG. 23B show a trend for improvement in the UHDRS TMS gait and balancein pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients at 52 weeks.

TABLE 100 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Gait and Balance: Gait andbalance scores at week 52 for patients with BL TFC ≥ 7. Placebo 45 mgbid N 62 59 Baseline 3.2 3.7 Δ to placebo −0.41 p value 0.1811

FIG. 24A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia: UHDRS TMS Dystoniascores for patients with BL TFC≥9 AND CAG Repeats<44 at week 26. Table101 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 24A. Patients withbaseline TFC≥9, show statistically significant improvement in the UHDRSTMS Dystonia score at 45 mg bid pridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 101 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia scores for patientswith BL TFC ≥ 9 AND CAG Repeats < 44 at week 26 Placebo 45 mg bid N 1315 Baseline 3.8 1.7 Δ to placebo −1.54 p value 0.0313

FIG. 24B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia: UHDRS TMS Dystoniascores for patients with CAG Repeats<44 AND BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26.Table 102 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 24B.Patients with baseline TMS who represent three least severe TMS quartersand less than 44 CAG repeats in their Htt gene, show statisticallysignificant improvement in the UHDRS TMS Dystonia score at 45 mg bidpridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 102 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia: UHDRS TMS Dystoniascores for patients with CAG Repeats < 44 AND BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 29 29 Baseline 3 2.6 Δ to placebo −1.04 p value0.0437

FIG. 24C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia: UHDRS TMS Dystoniascores for patients with BL TFC≥9 and CAG Repeats<44 and BL TMS 1st 3 Qsat week 26. Table 103 below provides the P-Values corresponding to FIG.24C. Patients with baseline TFC≥9, baseline TMS representing three leastsevere TMS quarters and less than 44 CAG repeats in their Htt gene, showstatistically significant improvement in the UHDRS TMS Dystonia score at45 mg bid pridopidine for 26 weeks.

TABLE 103 Change from baseline in UHDRS TMS Dystonia: UHDRS TMS Dystoniascores for patients with BL TFC ≥ 9 and CAG Repeats < 44 and BL TMS 1st3 Qs at week 26 Placebo 45 mg bid N 13 15 Baseline 3.8 1.7 Δ to placebo−1.53 p value 0.0349

FIGS. 25A, 25B and 25C are bar graphs showing changes from baseline inGait and Balance scores at week 12 (FIG. 25A); week 20 (FIG. 25B); andweek 26 (FIG. 25C). Y-axes are changes in UHDRS Gait and Balance score.

FIGS. 26A-26F provide bar graphs or line graphs showing changes frombaseline of UHDRS TFC scores in 26- and 52-week patient groups.

FIGS. 26A and 26B show change from baseline in UHDRS TFC score overtime. Y axes represents change in TFC score, X axes representspridopidine treatment time, in weeks. FIG. 26A shows the trend in fullanalysis set after 52 weeks. FIG. 26B shows trends in patients having BLTFC≥7 (n=54-62).

FIG. 26C: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL CAG Repeats<44 at week 26. Table 104 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 26C. There is a trend for improvement inthe 45 mg bid treated group compared to placebo.

TABLE 104 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL CAG Repeats < 44 at week 26 Placebo 45 mg bid N 37 37Baseline 7.4 7.9 Δ to placebo 0.6 p value 0.056

FIG. 26D: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL TFC≥9 or CAG Repeats<44 at week 26. Table 105 belowprovides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 26D. Significant improvementis observed in patients treated with 45 mg bid compared to placebo.

TABLE 105 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 or CAG Repeats < 44 at week 26 Placebo 45 mgbid N 56 56 Baseline 8.5 8.8 Δ to placebo 0.56 p value 0.0321

FIG. 26E: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL CAG Repeats<44 AND BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26. Table106 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 26E. Significantimprovement is observed in patients treated with 45 mg bid compared toplacebo.

TABLE 106 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL CAG Repeats < 44 AND BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26 Placebo45 mg bid N 29 29 Baseline 8 8.7 Δ to placebo 0.73 p value 0.0469

FIG. 26F: Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL TFC≥9 or BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26. Table 107 belowprovides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 26F. A trend for improvementis observed in patients treated with 45 mg bid compared to placebo.

TABLE 107 Change from baseline in UHDRS Total Functional Capacity forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 or BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26. Placebo 45 mgbid N 30 32 Baseline 10.3 10.5 Δ to placebo 0.69 p value 0.0601

FIGS. 27A, 27B, and 27C: Change from baseline in TFC score in allpridopidine treated HD patients. Doses at week 12 (FIG. 27A), week 20(FIG. 27B) and week 26 (FIG. 27C). Score is adjusted means+SE of changein TFC for full analysis set.

FIGS. 28A, 28B, and 28C: Change from baseline in TFC ADL & Financesscore in all pridopidine treated HD patients. Doses at week 12 (FIG.28A), week 20 (FIG. 28B) and week 26 (FIG. 28C). Score is adjustedmeans+SE of change in TFC Finance and ADL for full analysis set.

FIGS. 29A-29R are bar graphs showing changes from baseline of UHDRS TFCFinances and UHDRS TFC Finances and ADL scores in 26- and 52-weekpatient groups by quartiles.

FIG. 29A: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st Q (first least severe TMS quarter) at week 26. Table 108below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 29A. Significantimprovement in TFC finances in 45 mg bid pridopidine administered firstleast severe TMS quarter patients for 26 weeks.

TABLE 108 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st Q (first least severe TMS quarter) at week 26 Placebo 45 mgbid N 21 24 Baseline 7.2 2.1 Δ to placebo 0.38 p value 0.0347

FIG. 29B: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st Q at week 52. Table 109 below provides the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 29B. A trend towards improvement in TFC financeswas observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administered first least severeTMS quarter patients for 52 weeks.

TABLE 109 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st Q at week 52 Placebo 45 mg bid N 21 24 Baseline 2.2 2.1 Δto placebo 0.43 p value 0.0673

FIG. 29C: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 2Qs (first two least severe TMS quarters) at week 26. Table110 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 29C. A trendtowards improvement in TFC finances is observed in 45 mg bid pridopidineadministered first two least severe TMS quarter patients for 26 weeks.

TABLE 110 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 2Qs (first two least severe TMS quarters) at week 26Placebo 45 mg bid N 42 44 Baseline 2 2.1 Δ to placebo 0.33 p value0.0566

FIG. 29D: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 2Qs at week 52. Table 111 below provides the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 29D. Significant improvement in TFC finances wasobserved in 45 mg bid pridopidine administered first two least severeTMS quarters patients for 52 weeks.

TABLE 111 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 2Qs at week 52. Placebo 45 mg bid N 42 44 Baseline 2 2.1 Δto placebo 0.29 p value 0.0299

FIG. 29E: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 3Qs at week 26. Table 112 below provides the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 29E. A trend towards improvement is observed inTFC finances in 45 mg bid pridopidine administered first three leastsevere TMS quarter patients for 26 weeks.

TABLE 112 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 3Qs at week 26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 58 59 Baseline 1.8 2 Δto placebo 0.12 p value 0.315

FIG. 29F: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 3Qs at week 52. Table 113 below provides the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 29F. Significant improvement in TFC finances wasobserved in 45 mg bid pridopidine administered first three least severeTMS quarter patients for 52 weeks.

TABLE 113 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finances score for patientswith TMS 1st 3Qs at week 52. Placebo 45 mg bid N 58 59 Baseline 1.8 2 Δto placebo 0.39 p value 0.0072

FIG. 29G: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC≥9 at week 26. Table 114 below provides the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 29G. Significant improvement in TFC finance andADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administered patients havingwith baseline TFC≥9 for 26 weeks.

TABLE 114 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 at week 26 Placebo 45 mg bid N 32 34 Baseline5.2 5.1 Δ to placebo 0.53 p value 0.0143

FIG. 29H: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL CAG Repeat>44 at week 26. Table 115 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 29H. Significant improvement in TFCfinance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administeredpatients having more than 44 CAG repeats in their Htt gene for 26 weeks.

TABLE 115 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL CAG Repeat > 44 at week 26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 37 37Baseline 3.7 4.1 Δ to placebo 0.55 p value 0.017

FIG. 29I: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC≥9 and CAG Repeat>44 at week 26. Table 116 belowprovides the P-Values corresponding to FIG. 29I. Significant improvementin TFC finance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidineadministered patients having baseline TFC≥9 and more than 44 CAG repeatsin their HYtt gene, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 116 Changefrom baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 and CAG Repeat > 44 at week 26. Placebo 45 mgbid N 13 15 Baseline 5.1 5.2 Δ to placebo 0.74 p value 0.0796

FIG. 29J: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC≥9 or CAG Repeat>44 at week 26. Table 117 belowprovides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 29J Significant improvementin TFC finance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidineadministered patients having baseline TFC≥9 or more than 44 CAG repeatsin their Htt gene, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 117 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 or CAG Repeat > 44 at week 26. Placebo 45 mgbid N 56 56 Baseline 4.2 4.5 Δ to placebo 0.5 p value 0.0055

FIG. 29K: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with CAG Repeats<44 and BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26. Table 118below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 29K. Significantimprovement in TFC finance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidineadministered patients having baseline TMS first 3 quarters and less than44 CAG repeats in their Htt gene, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 118 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with CAG Repeats < 44 and BL, TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26. Placebo45 mg bid N 29 79 Baseline 4.1 4.6 Δ to placebo 0.59 p value 0.0236

FIG. 29L: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC>9 and CAG Repeats<44 and BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week26. Table 119 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 29L.Significant improvement in TFC finance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bidpridopidine administered patients having baseline TFC≥9 and less than 44CAG repeats in their Htt gene, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 119 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 and CAG Repeats < 44 and BL TMS 1st 3 Qs atweek 26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 13 15 Baseline 5.1 5.2 Δ to placebo 0.74 pvalue 0.0315

FIG. 29M: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC≥9 and BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26. Table 120 belowprovides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 29M. Significant improvementin TFC finance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidineadministered patients having baseline TFC≥9 or less than 44 CAG repeatsin their Htt gene or baseline TMS first three quarters, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 120 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with BL TFC ≥ 9 and BL TMS 1st 3 Qs at week 26 Placebo 45 mgbid N 30 32 Baseline 5.1 5.1 Δ to placebo 0.53 p value 0.018

FIG. 29N: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st Q at week 26. Table 121 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 29N. Significant improvement in TFCfinance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administeredpatients with TMS first three quarters, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 121 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st Q at week 26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 21 24 Baseline4.9 4.8 Δ to placebo 0.63 p value 0.038

FIG. 290 : Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st Q at week 52. Table 122 below provides theP-Values corresponding to FIG. 290 . Significant improvement in TFCfinance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administeredpatients with TMS first quarter, for 52 weeks.

TABLE 122 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st Q at week 52 Placebo 45 mg bid N 21 24 Baseline4.9 4.8 Δ to placebo 0.71 p value 0.0319

FIG. 29P: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st 2Qs at week 26. Table 123 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 29P. Significant improvement in TFCfinance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administeredpatients with TMS first two quarters, for 26 weeks.

TABLE 123 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st 2Qs at week 26. Placebo 45 mg bid N 42 44 Baseline4.5 4.7 Δ to placebo 0.48 p value 0.045

FIG. 29Q: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st 2Qs at week 52. Table 124 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 29Q. Significant improvement in TFCfinance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administeredpatients with TMS first two quarters, for 52 weeks.

TABLE 124 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st 2Qs at week 52. Placebo 45 mg bid N 42 44 Baseline4.5 4.7 Δ to placebo 0.47 p value 0.0294

FIG. 29R: Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st 3Qs at week 52. Table 125 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 29R. Significant improvement in TFCfinance and ADL was observed in 45 mg bid pridopidine administeredpatients with TMS first three quarters, for 52 weeks.

TABLE 125 Change from baseline in UHDRS TFC Finance and ADL score forpatients with TMS 1st 3Qs at week 52 Placebo 45 mg bid N 58 59 Baseline4.3 4.5 Δ to placebo 0.52 p value 0.0122

FIGS. 30A and 30B: General information regarding Finger tapping (Q-Motortap measurements). FIG. 30A shows a drawing of subject's arm withtapper. FIG. 30B shows normal and aberrant tapping measurements.

FIGS. 31A and 31B: Q-Motor tap measurements: A well-validated objectivemeasure. (Bechtel 2010).

FIG. 32A: Improvement in objective pharmacodynamic measures of motorcontrol: change from baseline in Q-Motor:Tap-Speed-Inter-Onset-interval-MN-Hand (sec), Week 52 FAS. Table 126below provides data and the P-values corresponding to FIG. 32A. A trendtowards improvement was noted in 45 mg bid treated patients.

TABLE 126 Change from baseline in Tap-Speed-Inter-Onset-interval-MN-Hand (sec), Week 52, all HD stages Placebo 45 mgbid N 81 75 Baseline 0.4065 0.4154 Δ to placebo −0.0402 p value 0.1956

FIG. 32B: Improvement in objective pharmacodynamic measures of motorcontrol: change from baseline in Q-Motor:Tap-Speed-Inter-Onset-interval-MN-Hand (sec), Week 52 in pridopidinetreated HD1 and HD2 patients. Table 127 below provides the data andP-values corresponding to FIG. 32B. A trend towards improvement wasnoted in the 45 mg bid treatment arm.

TABLE 127 Tap-Speed-Inter-Onset-interval-MN- Hand (sec), Week 52 inpridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59Baseline 0.3725 0.3605 Δ to placebo −0.0351 p value 0.1347

FIG. 32C: Improvement in objective pharmacodynamic measures of motorcontrol, change from baseline in Q-Motor: Pro-Sup-Frequency-MN-Hand(Hz), Week 52 FAS. Table 128 below provides the data and P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 32C. A trend towards improvement was noted in 45mg bid treated patients.

TABLE 128 Change from baseline in Pro-Sup-frequeney- MN-Hand (Hz), Week52, all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 1.6686 1.7789 Wk52Δ to placebo 0.0599 p value 0.3122

FIG. 32D: Improvement in objective pharmacodynamic measures of motorcontrol, change from baseline in Q-Motor: Pro-Sup-Frequency-MN-Hand(Hz), Week 52 in pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 patients. Table 129below provides the data and P-values corresponding to FIG. 32D. A trendtowards improvement was noted in 45 mg bid treated patients.

TABLE 129 Pro-Sup-Frequency-MN-Hand (Hz), Week 52 in pridopidine treatedHD1 and HD2 patients Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 1.77 1.8513 Wk52Δ to placebo 0.1195 p value 0.0692

FIG. 33 : Change from baseline in Cognitive Assessment Battery HopkinsVerbal Learning Test, revised (CAB HVLT-R) score for patients at week52. Table 130 below provides the P-values corresponding to FIG. 33 . Atrend towards improvement in CAB HVLT-R score was observed in 45 mg bidpridopidine administered patients for 52 weeks.

TABLE 130 Change from baseline in Cognitive Assessment Battery HopkinsVerbal Learning Test, revised (CAB HVLT-R) score for all HD stages atweek 52 Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 19.3 19.5 Δ to placebo −2.21p value 0.0517

FIG. 34A: Change from baseline in Cognitive Assessment Battery CAB TrailMaking Test score for patients at week 52. Table 131 below provides theP-values corresponding to FIG. 34A. A trend towards improvement in CABTrail making test score was observed in pridopidine 45 mg bidadministered patients, for 52 weeks.

TABLE 131 Change from baseline in Cognitive Assessment Battery CAB TrailMaking Test score at week 52, all HD stages Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75Baseline −184.7 −181.6 Δ to placebo −13.56 p value 0.0773

FIG. 34B: Change from baseline in Cognitive Assessment Battery CAB PacedTapping at 3 Hz at 52 weeks. Table 132 below provides data and theP-values corresponding to FIG. 34B. A significant improvement vs placebowas observed for was in pridopidine 45 mg bid administered patients for52 weeks.

TABLE 132 Change from baseline in Cognitive Assessment Battery CAB PacedTapping at 3 Hz at 52 weeks. Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Baseline 5.9356.035 Δ to placebo 1.3234 p value 0.0402

FIG. 35 : Annual rates of decline (y axis) in TFC are higher in earlierstages of disease (Marder 2000).

FIG. 36A: Mean change in TFC from baseline in (1) Open-label ExtensionStudy of Pridopidine (ACR16, 45 mg bid) in the Symptomatic Treatment ofHuntington Disease (OPEN-HART) (n=50), (2) Co-Enzyme Q10 And Remacemide:Evaluation in HD (CARE-HD) (n=80) (Kieburtz 2001) and (3) Coenzyme Q10in Huntington Disease (HD) (2CARE) (n=213): TFC Score Change FromBaseline (non-matched cohorts). The circle over the 12 months pointsreflects ˜1-point difference showing less functional decline inOpen-HART subjects treated with Pridopidine 45 mg bid compared topatients in the 2CARE and CARE-HD studies. Less functional decline(˜1-point difference) in OPEN-HART (pridopidine 45 mg bid) compared to2CARE and CARE-HD was maintained up to 36 months

FIG. 36B: Change from baseline in TFC score plotted over time in Week 52in pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2 treated subjects (n=59-62) inPRIDE-HD trial. The dark line with diamond represents placebo; line withopen circle represents 45 mg bid, Y axis represents change from baselinein TFC score from baseline, x axis represents treatment time in weeks.

FIGS. 37A-37C are graphs which show multiple ambulation-relatedendpoints demonstrating trends favoring pridopidine in early HD (earlyHD stage 1-2 patients).

FIG. 37A: UHDRS TMS Gait: Early HD at 52 weeks. Table 133 below providesdata and the P-values corresponding to FIG. 37A.

TABLE 133 Change in UHDRS TMS Gait: Early HD at 52 weeks, early HDPlacebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 0.9 1.1 Wk52 Δ to placebo −0.21 pvalue 0.0855

FIG. 37B: Timed Up and Go Test (sec): Pridopidine treated HD1 and HD2patients at 52 weeks. Table 134 below provides data and the P-valuescorresponding to FIG. 37B. A trend for improvement is observed forpatients treated with pridopidine 45 mg bid vs placebo.

TABLE 134 Change in Timed Up and Go Test (see) at 52 weeks in early HDPlacebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Baseline 10 11.7 Wk52 Δ to placebo −1.61 pvalue 0.1348

FIG. 37C: Walk-12 improved in pridopidine treated HD1 patients at 52weeks. Table 135 below provides data and the P-values corresponding toFIG. 37C.

TABLE 135 Change in Walk-12 at week 52 in HD1 (TFC 11-13) patientsPlacebo 45 mg bid N 12 17 Baseline 21.2 6.3 Δ to placebo −5.86 p value0.3018

FIGS. 37D Week 26 week 52, Pridopidine treated HD1 patients forInvoluntary movements: Total Maximal Chorea (TMC). Table 136 belowprovides the data and P-values corresponding to FIG. 37D. A trend forimprovement is observed for patients treated with pridopidine 45 mg bidvs placebo.

TABLE 136 Change in Involuntary movements: Total Maximal Chorea (TMC).At week 26 in HD1 (TFC 11-13) patients Placebo 45 mg bid N 12 17Baseline 12 17 Δ of placebo −1.4 p value 0.1805

FIG. 38 : Change from baseline in TMS plotted over time in HD1 patients.Line with open circle represents 45 mg bid. 45 mg bid shows improvementin TMS score after 52 weeks. Y axis represents change from baseline inTMS from baseline, x axis represents treatment time in weeks.

FIGS. 39A-39D. TFC change from baseline vs. placebo for pridopidine 45mg bid at weeks 26 and 52 in all HD stages (FIGS. 39A 26 weeks and 39B52 weeks) and early HD (TFC>=7) participants (FIGS. 39C 26 weeks and 39D52 weeks). Full analysis set with MMRM analysis; Mean±SEM. Tables137(A-D) below provide the data and P-values corresponding to FIGS.39A-D.

TABLE 137A TFC change at 26 weeks in all HD stages, corresponds to FIG.39A Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Wk26 Δ to placebo 0.34 P value 0.15

TABLE 137B TFC change at 52 weeks, in all HD stages, corresponds to FIG.39B Placebo 45 mg bid N 81 75 Wk52 Δ to placebo 0.87 P value 0.0032

TABLE 137C TFC change at 26 weeks, in early HD patients corresponds toFIG. 39C Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Wk26 Δ to placebo 0.56 P value 0.036

TABLE 137D TFC change at 52 weeks, in early HD patients corresponds toFIG. 39D Placebo 45 mg bid N 62 59 Wk52 Δ to placebo 1.16 P value 0.0003

FIG. 40 . Mean TFC change from baseline vs. placebo at Week 52 forparticipants at all HD stages and early HD patients (TFC 7-13):comparison of MMRM to MNAR. Table 138 shows the magnitude and p-valuefor change in TFC at 52 weeks, 45 mg bid vs placebo. Both MMRM and MNARanalyses show a statistically significant improvement in TFC in all HDstages and in early HD patients treated with pridopidine 45 mg bid vsplacebo at week 52.

TABLE 138 TFC change from baseline vs. placebo at Week 52 Early HD AllHD MMRM 1.16 (p = 0.0003) 0.87 (p = 0.0032) MNAR 0.79 (p = 0.016) 0.58(p = 0.057)

FIG. 41 . Participant Disposition Throughout the Open-HART Study. Figureincludes results for participants who were originally enrolled andsuccessfully completed the double-blind HART Study and re-enrolled intothe Open Hart Study.

FIG. 42 . Study Schema of Phase 3, Randomized, Double-BlindPlacebo-Controlled, clinical trial described in Example 3. (twice daily(bid); baseline (BL); end of study (EoS); early termination (ET); oncedaily (qd); visit (V); virtual visit (VV); week (W). * For eachparticipant, the last treatment visit will be the EoS at either Week 65or Week 78, if the participant completes all study visits, or EarlyTermination (ET) visit if the participant withdraws from the studybefore Week 65.).

FIG. 43 . Study Schema—Open-Label Extension. (ET—early termination;V-visit; W—week).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Disclosed herein in some embodiments is a method of maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor function and functionalcapacity in a human patient afflicted with early stage Huntingtondisease (HD) [early HD, TFC is 7-13] (HD1 [TFC is 11-13] and HD2 [TFC is7-10]). In certain embodiments, the method comprises orallyadministering to the patient with early HD, TFC 7-13, a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof, wherein assessment of said maintaining, improving, or lesseningthe decline of motor and functional capacity comprises using a compositeUnified Huntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS), wherein said cUHDRScomprises measurement of the total functional capacity (TFC), totalmotor score (TMS), symbol digital modalities test (SDMT), and StroopWord Reading Test (SWR) of the patient according to the followingequation:

${cUHDRS} = {{\left\lbrack {\left( \frac{{TFC} - 10.4}{1.9} \right) - \left( \frac{{TMS} - 29.7}{14.9} \right) + \left( \frac{{SDMT} - 28.4}{11.3} \right) + \left( \frac{{SWR} - 66.1}{20.1} \right)} \right\rbrack + 10.}}$

A skilled artisan would appreciate that in certain embodiments, the termearly stage HD encompasses HD stage 1, wherein TFC is between 11-13, andHD stage 2, wherein TFC is between 7-10. Thus, in some embodiments, ameasure of early stage HD in a patient afflicted with HD is when TFC isbetween 7-13.

In some embodiments, use of composite Unified Huntington Disease ratingscale (cUHDRS) produces an improved measurement values compared with anyone of the independent UHDRS clinical measures of Total FunctionalCapacity (TFC), Total Motor Score (TMS), Symbol Digit Modality Test(SDMT), or Stroop Word Reading (SWR). In some embodiments, use ofcomposite Unified Huntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS) produces animproved measurement values compared with any two of the independentUHDRS clinical measures of TFC, TMS, SDMT, or SWR. In some embodiments,use of composite Unified Huntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS)produces improved measurement values compared with any three of theindependent UHDRS clinical measures of TFC, TMS, SDMT, or SWR. In someembodiments, use of cUHDRS produces improved measurement values comparedwith the independent UHDRS clinical measure of TFC. In some embodiments,use of cUHDRS produces an improved measurement values compared with theindependent UHDRS clinical measure of TMS. In some embodiments, use ofcUHDRS produces an improved measurement values compared with theindependent UHDRS clinical measure of SDMT. In some embodiments, use ofcUHDRS produces an improved measurement values compared with theindependent UHDRS clinical measure of SWR. In some embodiments,assessment using cUHDRS for clinical change in early symptomatic HDprovides enhanced assessment.

Signal-to-noise ratio (S/R) may be used as an index of a measurement'sreproducibility. A skilled artisan would appreciate that S/R encompassesthe mean change from baseline to a given time divided by thecorresponding standard deviate. Thus, the S/N ratio is a measure of thestrength of a longitudinal change relative to the random variability ofchange for a given measure. A larger S/N ratio indicates greaterreliable variance, which is a desirable characteristic for the generaluse of a clinical endpoint. In some embodiments, assessment using cUHDRSto clinical change in early symptomatic HD provides an improved measureof clinical progression. In certain embodiments, use of compositeUnified Huntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS) produces an improvedlongitudinal Signal to Noise (S/N) ratio compared with a longitudinalS/N ratio of at least one of the independent UHDRS clinical measures ofTFC, TMS, SDMT, or SWR. In certain embodiments, use of composite UnifiedHuntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS) produces an improvedlongitudinal Signal to Noise (S/N) ratio compared with a longitudinalS/N ratio of the independent UHDRS clinical measures of TFC. In certainembodiments, use of composite Unified Huntington Disease rating scale(cUHDRS) produces an improved longitudinal Signal to Noise (S/N) ratiocompared with a longitudinal S/N ratio of the independent UHDRS clinicalmeasures of TMS. In certain embodiments, use of composite UnifiedHuntington Disease rating scale (cUHDRS) produces an improvedlongitudinal Signal to Noise (S/N) ratio compared with a longitudinalS/N ratio of the independent UHDRS clinical measures of SDMT. In certainembodiments, use of composite Unified Huntington Disease rating scale(cUHDRS) produces an improved longitudinal Signal to Noise (S/N) ratiocompared with a longitudinal S/N ratio of the independent UHDRS clinicalmeasures of SWR.

In some embodiments, cUHDRS can assist in ensuring that trials targetingclinical progression are maximally sensitive to detect clinical changeand maximally protected from failure due to measurement insensitivity.Moreover, trials can be conducted more efficiently and with smallersample sizes when cUHDRS is utilized as a measure of clinical change.The benefits of using cUHDRS include a lessening of participant burden,using fewer resources to test hypotheses, and potentially enhancing thequality of results obtained through limiting the overall size of thetrial.

In some embodiments, of a method of maintaining, improving, or lesseningthe decline of motor function and functional capacity in a human patientafflicted with early stage Huntington disease (HD).

This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity,improving functional capacity, or lessening the decline of functionalcapacity in a human patient in need thereof comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patientper day, so as to thereby maintain functional capacity, improvefunctional capacity, or lessening the decline of functional capacity inthe human patient. In an embodiment, the method comprises maintainingfunctional capacity, improving functional capacity, or lessening thedecline of functional capacity.

This invention provides a method of maintaining functional capacity,improving functional capacity, reducing the rate of decline offunctional capacity, or slowing the rate of functional decline in ahuman patient in need thereof comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, soas to thereby maintain functional capacity, improve functional capacity,reduce the rate of decline of functional capacity or slow the rate offunctional decline in the human patient. In an embodiment, the methodcomprises maintaining functional capacity, improving functionalcapacity, or reducing the rate of decline of functional capacity.

In an embodiment, the method comprises maintaining function capacity. Inanother embodiment, the method comprises improving functional capacity.In another embodiment, the method comprises lessening the decline offunctional capacity In some embodiments, the functional capacity ismaintained or improved or show less decline, for at least 12 weeks, atleast 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks,at least 78 weeks, at least 2 years, at least 3 years, at least 4 yearsor at least 5 years.

In certain embodiment, a method of maintaining, improving, or lesseningthe decline of motor function and functional capacity comprisesmaintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motor function andfunctional capacity for at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, atleast 48 months, or 60 months. In another embodiment, maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor function and functionalcapacity is for between about at least 6 months-60 months. In anotherembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for between about at least 12months-60 months. In another embodiment, maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of motor function and functional capacity is forbetween about at least 24 months-60 months. In another embodiment,maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motor function andfunctional capacity is for between about at least 36 months-60 months.In another embodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the declineof motor function and functional capacity is for between about at least48 months-60 months.

In certain embodiments, maintaining, improving, or lessening the declineof motor function and functional capacity is for at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or at least 60 months.In one embodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline ofmotor function and functional capacity is for at least 26 weeks. Inanother embodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline ofmotor function and functional capacity is for at least 52 weeks. In oneembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for at least 65 weeks. In oneembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for at least 78 weeks. In oneembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for at least 24 months. In oneembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for at least 36 months In oneembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for at least 48 months. In oneembodiment, maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motorfunction and functional capacity is for at least 60 months.

In another embodiment, the functional capacity is total functionalcapacity (TFC) measured by UHDRS-TFC and the human patient has animprovement of one (1) or more points in the UHDRS TFC. In someembodiments, the human patient has an improvement of one (1) or morepoints in the UHDRS TFC after 52 weeks or after 65 weeks ofadministration of pridopidine. In another embodiment, the rate offunctional decline is less than one (1) point as measured by the UHDRSTFC after 52 weeks or after 65 weeks of administration of pridopidine.

In one embodiment, the method comprises lessening the decline offunctional capacity. In another embodiment, the method compriseslessening the decline of functional capacity and (a) the pharmaceuticalcomposition is administered for more than 26 weeks or (b) the humanpatient is afflicted with early stage HD. In one embodiment, the methodcomprises reducing the rate of decline of functional capacity. Inanother embodiment, the method comprises reducing the rate of decline offunctional capacity and (a) the pharmaceutical composition isadministered for more than 26 weeks or (b) the human patient isafflicted with early stage HD. In some embodiments, the method compriseslessening functional decline. In some embodiments, the decline infunctional capacity is lessened by or the rate of functional decline isslowed for at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 20%, at least 30%, atleast 40%, at least 50%, or at least 80%. In another embodiment, therate of the decline in functional capacity is slowed for at least 12weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 3 years, or at least 5 years. Inanother embodiment, rate of functional decline is slowed in functionalcapacity is reduced for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 3years, at least 4 years, or at least 5 years.

In another embodiment, the rate of functional decline is slower andfunctional capacity is reduced for at least 6 months, at least 12months, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, atleast 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months, or 60 months. In another embodiment, the rate of functionaldecline is slowed, and functional capacity is reduced for between aboutat least 6 months-60 months. In another embodiment, the rate offunctional decline is slowed, and functional capacity is reduced forbetween about at least 12 months-60 months. In another embodiment, therate of functional decline is slowed, and functional capacity is reducedfor between about at least 24 months-60 months. In another embodiment,the rate of functional decline is slowed, and functional capacity isreduced for between about at least 36 months-60 months. In anotherembodiment, the rate of functional decline is slowed, and functionalcapacity is reduced for between about at least 48 months-60 months.

In certain embodiments, a method comprises maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of total functional capacity (TFC) of an early HDpatient. In one embodiment, a method comprises maintaining, improving,or lessening the decline of total functional capacity (TFC) of an earlyHD patient for at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks,at least 78 weeks, t least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months, or at least 60 months. In one embodiment, a method comprisesmaintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of total functionalcapacity (TFC) of an early HD patient for at least 26 weeks. In oneembodiment, a method comprises maintaining, improving, or lessening thedecline of total functional capacity (TFC) of an early HD patient for atleast 52 weeks. In one embodiment, a method comprises maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of total functional capacity (TFC)of an early HD patient for at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks. In oneembodiment, a method comprises maintaining, improving, or lessening thedecline of total functional capacity (TFC) of an early HD patient for atleast 24 months. In one embodiment, a method comprises maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of total functional capacity (TFC)of an early HD patient for at least 36 months. In one embodiment, amethod comprises maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline oftotal functional capacity (TFC) of an early HD patient for at least 48months. In one embodiment, a method comprises maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of total functional capacity (TFC) of an early HDpatient for at least 60 months.

In one embodiment, the functional capacity is total functional capacity(TFC). The total functional capacity may be measured by UHDRS-TFC. Thetotal functional capacity may also be measured by the UHDRS FunctionalAssessment Scale (UHDRS-FAS). In an embodiment the functional capacityis maintained for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. Inanother embodiment, the functional capacity is maintained for at least 6months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, atleast 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or 60 months.In another embodiment, the functional capacity is maintained for betweenabout at least 6 months-60 months. In another embodiment, the functionalcapacity is maintained for between about at least 12 months-60 months.In another embodiment, the functional capacity is maintained for betweenabout at least 24 months-60 months. In another embodiment, thefunctional capacity is maintained for between about at least 36months-60 months. In another embodiment, the functional capacity ismaintained for between about at least 48 months-60 months.

In an embodiment, the human patient has no deterioration of functionalcapacity. In other embodiments, the human patient has no deteriorationof functional capacity for at least 26 weeks. In other embodiments, thehuman patient has no deterioration of functional capacity for at least52 weeks. In other embodiments, the human patient has no deteriorationof functional capacity for at least 65 weeks. In other embodiments, thehuman patient has no deterioration of functional capacity for at least78 weeks.

In another embodiment, the human patient has no deterioration offunctional capacity for at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, atleast 48 months, or 60 months. In another embodiment, the human patienthas no deterioration of functional capacity for between about at least 6months-60 months. In another embodiment, the human patient has nodeterioration of functional capacity for between about at least 12months-60 months. In another embodiment, the human patient has nodeterioration of functional capacity for between about at least 24months-60 months. In another embodiment, the human patient has nodeterioration of functional capacity for between about at least 36months-60 months. In another embodiment, the human patient has nodeterioration of functional capacity for between about at least 48months-60 months.

The invention additionally provides a method of slowing the clinicalprogression of HD in a human patient comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient afflicted with HD a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day, so as to thereby slow the clinical progression of HD inthe patient.

In an embodiment, the clinical progression of HD is measured by totalfunctional capacity. In one embodiment, the clinical progression of HDis slowed by at least 5%, at least 10%, at least 20%, at least 30%, atleast 50%, at least 80%, or between 20% and 90%. In another embodiment,the clinical progression of HD is slowed for at least 12 weeks, at least20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, atleast 78 weeks, at least 3 years, at least 4 years, or at least 5 years.In another embodiment, the clinical progression of HD is slowed at least26 weeks. In another embodiment, the clinical progression of HD isslowed for at least 52 weeks. In another embodiment, the clinicalprogression of HD is slowed for at least 65 weeks. In anotherembodiment, the clinical progression of HD is slowed for at least 78weeks. In another embodiment, the clinical progression of HD is slowedfor at least 3 years. In another embodiment, the clinical progression ofHD is slowed for at least 4 years. In another embodiment, the clinicalprogression of HD is slowed for or at least 5 years.

In another embodiment, the clinical progression of HD is slowed for atleast 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least 78weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or 60months. In another embodiment, the clinical progression of HD is slowedfor between about at least 6 months-60 months. In another embodiment,the clinical progression of HD is slowed for between about at least 12months-60 months. In another embodiment, the clinical progression of HDis slowed for between about at least 24 months-60 months. In anotherembodiment, the clinical progression of HD is slowed for between aboutat least 36 months-60 months. In another embodiment, the clinicalprogression of HD is slowed for between about at least 48 months-60months.

In a further embodiment, the total functional capacity is measured bythe UHDRS-TFC. In certain embodiments, the total functional capacity ismeasured as part of an assessment of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of motor and functional capacity in a subjectafflicted with HD, wherein said measurement comprises use of cUHDRS. Incertain embodiments, the total functional capacity is measured as partof an assessment of maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline ofmotor and functional capacity in a subject afflicted with early stageHD, wherein said measurement comprises use of cUHDRS.

This invention also provides a method of reducing functional decline asmeasured by UHDRS Total Functional Capacity, in a human patient in needthereof comprising periodically orally administering to the humanpatient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyreduce functional decline in the human patient, wherein the humanpatient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score of 11-13.

In an embodiment, functional decline is measured by UHDRS-TFC. Incertain embodiments, functional decline is measured by UHDRS-TFC as partof an assessment of maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline ofmotor and functional capacity in a subject afflicted with HD, whereinsaid measurement comprises use of cUHDRS. In certain embodiments,functional decline is measured by UHDRS-TFC as part of an assessment ofmaintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motor and functionalcapacity in a subject afflicted with early stage HD, wherein saidmeasurement comprises use of cUHDRS. In another embodiment, the methodcomprises reducing functional decline for at least 12 weeks, at least 20weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least78 weeks, at least 3 years, at least 4 years, or at least 5 years.

In an embodiment, lessening the decline of functional capacity ismeasured by UHDRS-TFC. In certain embodiments, lessening the decline offunctional capacity is measured by UHDRS-TFC as part of an assessment ofmaintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motor and functionalcapacity in a subject afflicted with HD, wherein said measurementcomprises use of cUHDRS. In certain embodiments, lessening the declineof functional capacity is measured by UHDRS-TFC as part of an assessmentof maintaining, improving, or lessening the decline of motor andfunctional capacity in a subject afflicted with early stage HD, whereinsaid measurement comprises use of cUHDRS. In another embodiment, themethod comprises lessening the decline of functional capacity for atleast 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks,at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 3 years, at least 4years, or at least 5 years. In another embodiment, the method compriseslessening the decline of motor function and functional capacity in asubject suffering from early stage HD for at least 12 weeks, at least 20weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least78 weeks, at least 3 years, at least 4 years, or at least 5 years.

In another embodiment, the method comprises lessening the decline ofmotor function and functional capacity for at least 6 months, at least12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, atleast 36 months, at least 48 months, or 60 months. In anotherembodiment, the method comprises lessening the decline of motor functionand functional capacity for between about at least 6 months-60 months.In another embodiment, the method comprises lessening the decline ofmotor function and functional capacity for between about at least 12months-60 months. In another embodiment, the method comprises lesseningthe decline of motor function and functional capacity for between aboutat least 24 months-60 months. In another embodiment, the methodcomprises lessening the decline of motor function and functionalcapacity for between about at least 36 months-60 months. In anotherembodiment, the method comprises lessening the decline off motorfunction and functional capacity for between about at least 48 months-60months.

This invention also provides a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living, comprising periodically orally administeringto the human patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patientper day, so as to thereby maintain, improve, or lessen the decline ofthe human patient's ability to perform activities of daily living.

This invention also provides a method of maintaining, improving, orreducing the rate of decline of, a human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living, comprising periodically orally administeringto the human patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereofsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patientper day, so as to thereby maintain, improve, or reduce the rate ofdecline of the human patient's ability to perform activities of dailyliving.

In one embodiment, the human patient's ability to perform activities ofdaily living is maintained, improved, or the decline is lessened over aperiod of at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, or at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In oneembodiment, the human patient's ability to perform activities of dailyliving is maintained, improved, or the rate of decline is reduced for atleast 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks,or at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In another embodiment, themethod comprises maintaining the human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living. In an embodiment, the ability to performactivities of daily living is measured by the Activities of Daily Living(ADL) domain of the TFC.

The invention also provides a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's ability to manage finances,comprising periodically orally administering to the human patient inneed thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that a dose of 90-mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebymaintain, improve, or lessen the rate of decline of the human patient'sability to manage finances.

The invention also provides a method of maintaining, improving, orreducing the rate of decline of, a human patient's ability to managefinances, comprising periodically orally administering to the humanpatient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, soas to thereby maintain, improve, or reduce the rate of decline of thehuman patient's ability to manage finances.

In another embodiment, administering further maintains, improves, orlessens the decline of the human patient's ability to manage finances.In an embodiment, the human patient's ability to manage finances ismaintained, improved, or the decline of is lessened for at least 12weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In another embodiment, administeringfurther maintains, improves, or reduces the rate of decline of the humanpatient's ability to manage finances. In an embodiment, the humanpatient's ability to manage finances is maintained, improved, or therate of decline is reduced for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, atleast 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78weeks. In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining the humanpatient's ability to manage finances. In another embodiment, the methodcomprises improving the human patient's ability to manage finances. Insome embodiments, the ability to manage finances is measured by theManaging Finances domain of the TFC.

In one embodiment, administering further maintains, improves, or reducesthe rate of decline of the human patient's ability to perform domesticchores. In another embodiment, administering further maintains,improves, or lessens the decline of the human patient's ability toperform domestic chores.

The invention also provides a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's ability to perform domesticchores, comprising periodically orally administering to the humanpatient in need therefore a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that adose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day,so as to thereby maintain, improve, or lessen the decline of the humanpatient's ability to perform domestic chores.

The invention also provides a method of maintaining, improving, orreducing the rate of decline of, a human patient's ability to performdomestic chores, comprising periodically orally administering to thehuman patient in need therefore a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof such that adose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, soas to thereby maintain, improve, or reduce the rate of decline of thehuman patient's ability to perform domestic chores.

In an embodiment, the ability to perform domestic chores is measured bythe Domestic Chores domain of the UHDRS TFC. In another embodiment, thehuman patient's ability to perform domestic chores is maintained orimproved for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In anotherembodiment, the method comprises maintaining the human patient's abilityto perform domestic chores. In one embodiment, the method comprisesimproving the human patient's ability to perform domestic chores. Inanother embodiment, the human patient's ability to perform domesticchores is maintained or improved, or the rate of decline is reduced forat least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In a further embodiment,the human patient's ability to perform domestic chores is maintained orimproved, or the decline is lessened for at least 12 weeks, at least 20weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or atleast 78 weeks.

In one embodiment, administering further maintains, improves, or reducesthe rate of decline of, the care level of the human patient. In anotherembodiment, administering further maintains, improves, or lessens thedecline of, the care level of the human patient.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's care level, comprisingperiodically orally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of90-mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby maintain, improve, or lessen the decline of the human patient'scare level.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, improving, orreducing the rate of decline of, a human patient's care level,comprising periodically orally administering to the human patient inneed thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient perday, so as to thereby maintain, improve, or reduce the rate of declineof the human patient's care level.

In an embodiment, the care level is measured by the Care level domain ofthe TFC. In another embodiment, the human patient's care level ismaintained, improved, or the rate of decline is reduced for at least 12weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In another embodiment, the humanpatient's care level is maintained, improved, or the decline of islessened for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In anotherembodiment, the method comprises maintaining the care level of the humanpatient.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day. . In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis administered to the patient per day in unit doses of 45 mg twice perday (bid).

In some embodiments, a method of maintaining, improving, or lesseningthe decline of motor and functional capacity in a human patientafflicted with early stage Huntington disease (HD1 and HD2) comprisesorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Insome embodiments, pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day. In some embodiments, acomposition is administered twice per day, wherein pridopidine orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 45mg bid.

In some embodiments, administration of pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is for at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, atleast 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36months, at least 48 months, or at least 60 months. In some embodiments,administration of pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is for at least 26 weeks. In some embodiments, administration ofpridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is for atleast 52 weeks. In some embodiments, administration of pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is for at least 65 weeks. Insome embodiments, administration of pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is for at least 78 weeks. In some embodiments,administration of pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is for at least 24 months. In some embodiments, administrationof pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is for atleast 36 months. In some embodiments, administration of pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is for at least 48 months. Insome embodiments, administration of pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is for at least 60 months.

In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day for a period of at least26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, atleast 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or at least 60months. In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day for aperiod of at least 26 weeks. In some embodiments, pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 90mg/day for a period of at least 52 weeks. In some embodiments,pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof isadministered at a dose of 90 mg/day for a period of at least 65 weeks.In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day for a period of at least78 weeks. In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day for aperiod of at least 24 months. In some embodiments, pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 90mg/day for a period of at least 36 months. In some embodiments,pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof isadministered at a dose of 90 mg/day for a period of at least 48 months.In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 90 mg/day for a period of at least60 months.

In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 45 mg bid for a period of at least26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, atleast 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or at least 60months. In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 45 mg bid for aperiod of at least 26 weeks. In some embodiments, pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 45mg bid for a period of at least 52 weeks. In some embodiments,pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof isadministered at a dose of 45 mg bid for a period of at least 65 weeks.In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 45 mg bid for a period of at least78 weeks. In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 45 mg bid for aperiod of at least 24 months. In some embodiments, pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 45mg bid for a period of at least 36 months. In some embodiments,pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof isadministered at a dose of 45 mg bid for a period of at least 48 months.In some embodiments, pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 45 mg bid for a period of at least60 months.

The invention further provides a method of reducing dystonia ormaintaining a level of dystonia in a human patient in need thereofcomprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of90-mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby reduce dystonia or maintain a level of dystonia in the humanpatient.

In one embodiment, dystonia is measured by the UHDRS TMS Dystonia score.In another embodiment, the level of dystonia in the human patient isreduced or maintained for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks.

In some embodiment the dystonia is limb dystonia.

The invention also provides a method of treating limb dystonia in ahuman patient in need thereof comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby treat the limb dystonia in thehuman patient. In many embodiments, (a) the pharmaceutical compositionis administered for more than 26 weeks or (b) a titration dose of anamount different from the intended dose is administered for a period oftime at the start of the periodic administration or (c) the humanpatient is afflicted with early stage HD

In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day.

In another embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition is administeredfor at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, more than26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 54 weeks, at least 65 weeks, atleast 78 weeks, at least 104 weeks or more. In another embodiment, thetreating limb dystonia comprises preventing the slowing, the reductionin amplitude, or the impairment of the human patient's finger tappingability and/or preventing the slowing or the irregular performance ofthe Pronate-Supinate Hands test in the human patient.

This invention also provides a method of preventing the slowing, thereduction in amplitude, or the impairment of the human patient's fingertapping ability and/or preventing the slowing or the irregularperformance of the Pronate-Supinate Hands test in a human HD patientcomprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of90-mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day so as tothereby prevent the slowing, the reduction in amplitude, or theimpairment of the human patient's finger tapping ability and/or preventthe slowing or the irregular performance of the Pronate-Supinate Handstest in the human patient.

In another embodiment, the treating limb dystonia comprises preventingthe impairment of the human patient's finger tapping ability and/orpreventing the slowing or the irregular performance of the Q-Motor:Pro-Sup-Frequency-MN-Hand (Hz) test. In another embodiment, the treatingcomprises improving the human patient's Q-Motor tap speed frequency. Inanother embodiment, the treating comprises improving the human patient'sQ-Motor tap speed inter onset interval (IOI).

The invention further provides a method of improving or maintaining, ahuman patient's gait and balance comprising periodically orallyadministering to the human patient in need thereof a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove or maintain, a human patient's gait and balance.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg, pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day. In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis administered to the patient per day.

Additionally provided is a method of improving, maintaining, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's gait and balance comprisingperiodically orally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve, maintain, or lessen the decline of, a human patient'sgait and balance.

Also provided is a method of improving, maintaining, or slowing thedecline of, a human patient's gait and balance comprising periodicallyorally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve, maintain, or slow the decline of, a human patient'sgait and balance.

In an embodiment, the human patient's gait and balance is measured bythe UHDRS gait and balance score. In some embodiments, the humanpatient's gait and balance is improved or maintained or the decline islessened for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks.

In an embodiment, the human patient's gait and balance is measured bythe UHDRS gait and balance score. In some embodiments, the humanpatient's gait and balance is improved or maintained or the decline isslowed for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks.

The invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining, ahuman patient's independence comprising periodically orallyadministering to the human patient in need thereof a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove or maintain a human patient's independence.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg, of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day. In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day.

The invention also provides a method of improving, maintaining, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's independence comprisingperiodically orally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve, maintain, or lessen the decline of, a human patient'sindependence.

The invention also provides a method of improving, maintaining, orslowing the decline of, a human patient's independence comprisingperiodically orally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve, maintain, or slow the decline of, a human patient'sindependence.

In an embodiment, the human patient's independence is measured by theUHDRS Independence score. In some embodiments, the human patient'sindependence is improved or maintained, or the decline is slowed for atleast 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks,at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In one embodiment, the humanpatient's independence is improved or maintained, or the decline islessened for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks.

The invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining a humanpatient's cognitive domains comprising periodically orally administeringto the human patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby improve ormaintain the human patient's cognitive domains. A patient's cognitivedomains may also be the patient's cognitive performance across a varietyof domains

In one embodiment, a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day. In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg, of pridopidineis administered to the patient per day. In another embodiment, a dose of90 mg, of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day.

Further provided is a method of improving, maintaining, or lessening thedecline of, a human patient's cognitive domains comprising periodicallyorally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve, maintain, or lessen the decline of, a human patient'scognitive domains. Cognitive domains may be understood as cognitiveperformance across a variety of domains.

Further provided is a method of improving, maintaining, or slowing thedecline of, a human patient's cognitive domains comprising periodicallyorally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve, maintain, or slow the decline of, a human patient'scognitive domains. Cognitive domains may be understood as cognitiveperformance across a variety of domains.

The human patient's cognitive domains may be measured, for example, bythe cognitive assessment battery (CAB). The human patient's cognitivedomains may also be measured by the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised(HVLT-R). The human patient's cognitive domains may additionally bemeasured by the Paced Tapping test, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA) scale or the Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT). The humanpatient's cognitive domains may additionally be measured by trail makingtest B (TMT-B). In one embodiment, the human patient's cognitive domainsare maintained or improved, or the decline is slowed for at least 12weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In some embodiments, slowing the declineof a human patient's cognitive domains comprises slowing the rate ofcognitive decline. In an embodiment, the human patient's cognitivedomains are maintained or improved, or the decline is lessened for atleast 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks,at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In one embodiment, the humanpatient's cognitive domains are maintained or improved, or the declineis slowed for at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks,at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months or at least 60 months. In an embodiment, the human patient'scognitive domains are maintained or improved, or the decline is lessenedfor at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months orat least 60 months.

The invention also provides a method of reducing the severity of thesustained or intermittent muscle contractions associated with dystoniain a human patient in need thereof comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby reduce the severity of thesustained or intermittent muscle contractions associated with dystoniain the human patient. In many embodiments, (a) the pharmaceuticalcomposition is administered for more than 26 weeks or (b) a titrationdose of an amount different from the intended dose is administered for aperiod of time at the start of the periodic administration and/or (c)the human patient is afflicted with early stage HD.

The severity of the sustained or intermittent muscle contractionsassociated with dystonia in a human patient may be measured by, forexample, the UHDRS TMS Dystonia score.

Further provided is a method of improving or maintaining motor abilityin a human patient in need thereof comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby maintain or improve motor abilityin the human patient. In certain embodiments, a method of maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor function and functionalcapacity in a human patient afflicted with HD comprises maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor function in said patient.In certain embodiments, a method of maintaining, improving, or lesseningthe decline of motor function and functional capacity in a human patientafflicted with early stage HD (HD1 and HD2) comprises maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor function in said patient.

The motor ability may be measured, for example, by the UHDRS TMS score,the UHDRS TMS score excluding chorea or UHDRS TMS score excludingdystonia. In some embodiments, a UHDRS TMS score is measured as part ofan assessment using the cUHDRS.

In an embodiment, a dose of 90 mg, g of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day. In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day. In anotherembodiment, a dose of 180 mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day. In another embodiment, the motor ability is maintainedor improved for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks,at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks. In anotherembodiment, the motor function is maintained, improved, or the declineis lessened for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks,at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, at least 24months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or at least 60 months.In another embodiment, the motor function is maintained, improved, orthe decline is lessened for at least 12 weeks. In another embodiment,the motor function is maintained, improved, or the decline is lessenedfor at least 20 weeks. In another embodiment, the motor function ismaintained, improved, or the decline is lessened for at least 26 weeks.In another embodiment, the motor function is maintained, improved, orthe decline is lessened for at least 52 weeks. In another embodiment,the motor function is maintained, improved, or the decline is lessenedfor at least 65 weeks. In another embodiment, the motor function ismaintained, improved, or the decline is lessened for at least 78 weeks.In another embodiment, the motor function is maintained, improved, orthe decline is lessened for at least 24 months. In another embodiment,the motor function is maintained, improved, or the decline is lessenedfor at least 36 months, In another embodiment, the motor function ismaintained, improved, or the decline is lessened for at least 48 months.In another embodiment, the motor function is maintained, improved, orthe decline is lessened for at least 60 months. The invention alsoprovides a method of reducing or maintaining the level of chorea in ahuman patient in need thereof comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby reduce or maintain the level ofchorea in a human patient.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg, of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day. In another embodiment, a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day. The level of choreamay also be reduced.

The invention also provides a method of reducing, maintaining, orlessening the increase of, chorea in a human patient in need thereofcomprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby reduce, maintain, or lessen the increase of, chorea in a humanpatient.

The invention also provides a method of reducing, maintaining, orslowing the increase of, chorea in a human patient in need thereofcomprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby reduce, maintain, or slow the increase of, chorea in a humanpatient.

In one embodiment, the chorea in the human patient is improved, ormaintained, or the increase is slowed for at least 12 weeks, at least 20weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or atleast 78 weeks. In an embodiment, the chorea in the human patient isimproved, or maintained, or the increase is lessened for at least 12weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. The human patient's chorea may bemeasured by the UHDRS TMS chorea score.

The invention further provides a method of improving, maintaining,reducing or lessening the decline of a human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state comprising periodically orally administering to thehuman patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby improve, maintain, reduce, orlessen the decline of the human patient's behavior and/or psychiatricstate.

In one embodiment, the method comprises maintaining a human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state. In another embodiment, the methodcomprises improving the human patient's behavior and/or psychiatricstate. In another embodiment, the human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state is improved, maintained or the decline is reduced orlessened for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, atleast 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In anotherembodiment, the human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state isimproved, maintained or the decline is reduced or lessened for at least6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least 78 weeks, atleast 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months or at least 60months.

The human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state may be measured bythe Problem Behaviors Assessment (PBA) total score. The human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state may also be measured by the ProblemBehaviors Assessment-short form (PBA-s). The human patient's behaviorand/or psychiatric state may also be measured by the Problem BehaviorsAssessment for depressed mood. The human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state may also be measured by the Problem BehaviorsAssessment for irritability. The human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state may also be measured by the Problem BehaviorsAssessment for lack of initiative or apathy. The human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state may also be measured by the ProblemBehaviors Assessment short form apathy sub-item. The human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state may also be measured by the ApathyEvaluation Scale (AES). The human patient's behavior and/or psychiatricstate may be measured by the Problem Behaviors Assessment forobsessive-compulsiveness. The human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state may also be measured by the Problem BehaviorsAssessment for disoriented behavior. In some embodiments, the humanpatient's behavior and/or psychiatric state is measured by the ProblemBehaviors Assessment short form apathy sub-item or the Problem BehaviorsAssessment-short form (PBA-s).

The invention also provides a method of reducing or maintaining a humanpatient's involuntary movements comprising periodically orallyadministering to the human patient in need thereof a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyreduce or maintain a human patient's involuntary movements.

In one embodiment, the human patient's involuntary movements are reducedor maintained for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. Inone embodiment, the human patient's involuntary movements are reduced ormaintained for at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks,at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months or at least 60 months. The patient's involuntary movements may bemeasured by UHDRS TMS Involuntary Movements score.

The invention further provides method of improving or maintaining ahuman patient's mobility comprising periodically orally administering tothe human patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby improve ormaintain the human patient's mobility.

In one embodiment, the human patient's mobility is improved, ormaintained for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks,at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In oneembodiment, the human patient's mobility is improved, or maintained forat least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least 78weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months or atleast 60 months. The human patient's mobility may be measured by theTimed Up and Go Test. The human patient's mobility may also be measuredby the Walk-12 Total Score. The human patient's mobility may further bemeasured by the patient's walking ability.

This invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining ahuman patient's ability to perform physical tasks comprisingperiodically orally administering to the human patient in need thereof apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve or maintain the human patient's ability to performphysical tasks.

The invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining a humanpatient's quality of life comprising periodically orally administeringto the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient perday, so as to thereby improve or maintain the human patient's quality oflife.

In one embodiment, the human patient's quality of life is improved, ormaintained for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks,at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In oneembodiment, the human patient's quality of life is improved, ormaintained for at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks,at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months or at least 60 months. In another embodiment, the human patient'squality of life is maintained. In another embodiment, the humanpatient's quality of life is measured by the Huntington's DiseaseQuality of Life (HD-QoL) score.

The invention further provides a method of reducing the natural declinein the total functional capacity of a HD patient, comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyreduce the natural decline in the total functional capacity in the humanpatient. In one embodiment, the natural decline is reduced by 20-70%,30%-60%, or 35%-45%. In another embodiment, the natural decline isreduced by 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% or 70%. In an embodiment, the naturaldecline is lessened by 0.16-0.56, 0.24-0.48, 0.28-0.36 points per yearas measured by the UHDRS-TFC. In another embodiment, the natural declineis lessened by 0.16, 0.24, 0.32, 0.4, 0.48 or 0.56 points per year asmeasured by UHDRS-TFC.

Neurofilament light protein (NfL) levels may be used as a biomarker ofneurodegeneration in HD patients (Byrne 2017). NfL concentrations inplasma were found to increase with advancing HD disease. Thus, NfLconcentrations in plasma of HD patients may provide a means forassessing and predicting neural damage in patients with HD (Byrne 2017).Additionally, results suggest that NfL in the blood or plasma couldprovide a reliable estimate of the concentration of NfL in the CSF(Byrne 2017).

The invention further provides a method of maintaining, reducing, orlessening the increase of, the concentration of neurofilament lightprotein in a HD patient, comprising periodically orally administering tothe patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine suchthat a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient perday, so as to thereby maintain, decrease, or lessen the increase of, theconcentration of neurofilament light protein in the human patient. Inone embodiment, the increase of the concentration of neurofilament lightprotein is lessened in the human patient. In another embodiment, theconcentration of neurofilament light protein is maintained or decreasedin the human patient.

The invention further provides a method of predicting clinicalresponsiveness to pridopidine therapy in a subject afflicted with HD,the method comprising administering an amount of pridopidine andevaluating the amount of a neurofilament light protein in the subject,so as to thereby predict clinical responsiveness to pridopidine. Inanother embodiment, the neurofilament light protein amount is measuredin plasma or in cerebrospinal fluid CSF).

In one embodiment, the method further comprising predicting positiveclinical responsiveness to pridopidine if the amount of theneurofilament light protein is decreased in the subject afteradministration of pridopidine compared to baseline. In one embodiment,the method further comprising predicting positive clinicalresponsiveness to pridopidine if the amount of the neurofilament lightprotein is maintained in the subject after administration of pridopidinerelative to baseline. In another embodiment, the method furthercomprising predicting positive clinical responsiveness to pridopidine ifthe amount of the neurofilament light protein shows less increase in thesubject after administration of pridopidine compared to baseline.Baseline, in this paragraph, is the amount of the neurofilament lightprotein prior to administration of pridopidine.

In one embodiment, the subject is identified as a pridopidine responderif the amount of the biomarker is higher than a reference value. Inanother embodiment, the subject is identified as a pridopidine responderif amount of the biomarker is lower than a reference value.

In another embodiment, if the subject is identified as a pridopidineresponder, the subject is thereafter administered a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg, In another embodiment, a dose of 90mg, of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day. In anotherembodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day.

In an embodiment, the human patient is afflicted with HD. In someembodiments, the human patient is afflicted with early stage HD (HD1 andHD2).

In some embodiments, a unit dose of the pharmaceutical compositioncontains 45 mg, of pridopidine.

In an embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition is administered twiceper day (bid). In another embodiment, an equal amount of thepharmaceutical composition is administered at each administration. In anembodiment, the two doses are administered at least 6 hours apart, atleast 7 hours, at least 8 hours, at least 9 hours, at least 10 hours, atleast 11 hours apart. In some embodiments, the pharmaceuticalcomposition is administered for at least 12 weeks, at least 20 weeks, atleast 26 weeks, more than 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In some embodiments, the pharmaceuticalcomposition is administered for at least 65 weeks. In some embodiments,the pharmaceutical composition is administered for at least 78 weeks. Insome embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition is administered for atleast 24 months. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition isadministered for at least 36 months. In some embodiments, thepharmaceutical composition is administered for at least 48 months. Insome embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition is administered for atleast 60 months. In another embodiment, the composition is administeredfor at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks, at least78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48 months, or60 months. In another embodiment, the composition is administered forbetween about at least 6 months-60 months. In another embodiment, thecomposition is administered for between about at least 12 months-60months. In another embodiment, the composition is administered forbetween about at least 24 months-60 months. In another embodiment, thecomposition is administered for between about at least 36 months-60months. In another embodiment, the composition is administered forbetween about at least 48 months-60 months.

In one embodiment, the patient has a UHDRS-TMS score≥20 before beginningtreatment. In another embodiment, the patient has a UHDRS-IS(UHDRS-Independence Scale) score below or equal to 90% before beginningtreatment. In another embodiment, the patient has greater than or equalto 36 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. In another embodiment, thehuman patient has greater than 44 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. Inanother embodiment, the human patient has less than 44 CAG repeats inthe huntingtin gene. In another embodiment, the human patient isafflicted with early stage HD. In another embodiment, the human patienthas a baseline TFC score which is greater than or equal to 9. In anotherembodiment, the human patient has a baseline TFC score which is greaterthan or equal to 7. In another embodiment, the human patient has abaseline TFC score of 11-13. In another embodiment, the human patienthas a baseline TFC score of 7-10. In another embodiment, the humanpatient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which is inthe least severe quarter of the overall population of patients afflictedwith HD. In another embodiment, the human patient is afflicted with HDand has a baseline TMS score which is in the two least severe quartersof the overall population of patients afflicted with HD. In anotherembodiment, the human patient is afflicted with HD and has a baselineTMS score which is in the three least severe quarters of the overallpopulation of patients afflicted with HD. In another embodiment, thehuman patient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which isin the three least severe quarters of the overall population of patientsafflicted with HD or a baseline TFC score which is greater than or equalto 9. In another embodiment, the human patient is afflicted with HD andhas a baseline TMS score which is in the three least severe quarters ofthe overall population of patients afflicted with HD or a baseline TFCscore which is greater than or equal to 9 or less than 44 CAG repeats inthe huntingtin gene. In another embodiment, the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TMS score which is in the two leastsevere quarters of the overall population of patients afflicted withHuntington's disease. In another embodiment, the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score which is greater than orequal to 9 or greater than 44 CAG repeats in the huntingtin gene. Inanother embodiment, the human patient is afflicted with HD and has abaseline TMS score which is in the three least severe quarters of theoverall population of patients afflicted with HD or less than 44 CAGrepeats in the huntingtin gene. In another embodiment, the human patientis afflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score which is greater thanor equal to 9 or a baseline TMS score which is in the three least severequarters of the overall population of patients afflicted with HD.

In some embodiments, of a method of maintaining, improving, or lesseningthe decline of motor function and functional capacity in a human patientafflicted with HD, and assessed using cUHDRS, the patient has greaterthan or equal to 36 CAG repeats in the Huntingtin gene. In anotherembodiment, the human patient has greater than 44 CAG repeats in theHuntingtin gene. In another embodiment, the human patient has less than44 CAG repeats in the Huntingtin gene. In another embodiment, the humanpatient is afflicted with early stage HD. In another embodiment, thehuman patient is afflicted with early stage HD, wherein early stage HDcomprises HD1 or HD2. In another embodiment, the human patient has abaseline TFC score which is greater than or equal to 7. In anotherembodiment, the human patient has a baseline TFC score which is greaterthan or equal to 8. In another embodiment, the human patient has abaseline TFC score of 11-13. In another embodiment, the human patienthas a baseline TFC score of 7-10. In another embodiment, the humanpatient has a baseline TFC score of 0-6.

In one embodiment, the pridopidine is pridopidine hydrochloride.

In an embodiment, a titration dose of an amount different from theintended dose is administered for a period of time at the start of theperiodic administration. In some embodiments, the titration dose is halfthe amount of the intended dose. In another embodiment, the titrationdose is administered in one administration per day and the intended doseis administered in two administrations per day. In one embodiment, thetitration dose is administered for 7-21 or 7-14 days prior to theadministration of the intended dose. In another embodiment, thetitration dose is administered for 7 days, 14 days, or 21 days prior tothe administration of the intended dose. The titration dose ispreferably administered for fourteen days prior to the administration ofthe intended dose.

In an embodiment, the method further comprises no worsening of the humanpatient's other HD symptoms compared to baseline. In an embodiment, themethod further comprises no worsening of another symptom of HD incomparison to a human patient not administered pridopidine. In anotherembodiment, the symptoms are not worsened for at least 12 weeks, atleast 20 weeks, at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, at least 65 weeks,or at least 78 weeks. In another embodiment, the symptoms are notworsened for at least 6 months, at least 12 months, at least 65 weeks,at least 78 weeks, at least 24 months, at least 36 months, at least 48months, or 60 months. In another embodiment, the symptoms are notworsened for between about at least 6 months-60 months. In anotherembodiment, the symptoms are not worsened for between about at least 12months-60 months. In another embodiment, the symptoms are not worsenedfor between about at least 24 months-60 months. In another embodiment,the symptoms are not worsened for between about at least 36 months-60months. In another embodiment, the symptoms are not worsened for betweenabout at least 48 months-60 months.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in maintaining functional capacity in a human patient whereinthe pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administeredto the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day. In some embodiments functionalcapacity includes ADL.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament maintaining functional capacity in a human patient whereinthe medicament is formulated for periodic oral administration to thepatient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administeredto the patient per day. In some embodiments functional capacity includesADL.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in slowing the clinical progression of HD as measured by totalfunctional capacity in a human patient wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day.

Provided herein is a use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufactureof a medicament for slowing the clinical progression of HD as measuredby total functional capacity in a human patient wherein the medicamentis formulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such thata dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in maintaining a human patient's ability to perform activitiesof daily living in a human patient wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in maintaining a human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living in a human patient wherein the medicament isformulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing dystonia or maintaining a level of dystonia in ahuman patient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments, dystonia includes limb dystonia.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing dystonia or maintaining a level ofdystonia in a human patient wherein the medicament is formulated forperiodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments, dystonia includes limb dystonia.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in treating limb dystonia in a human patient wherein thepharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administered tothe patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in treating limb dystonia in a human patientwherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oral administration tothe patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining gait and balance in a human patientwherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isto be administered to the patient per day. In some embodiments theadministration slows the decline of a patient's gait and balance.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining, a human patient's gaitand balance in a human patient wherein the medicament is formulated forperiodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. In someembodiments the administration slows the decline of a patient's gait andbalance.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving, maintaining, or slowing the decline of gait andbalance in a human patient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is tobe periodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day. Insome embodiments the administration slows the decline of a patient'sgait and balance.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving, maintaining, or slowing the declineof, a human patient's gait and balance in a human patient wherein themedicament is formulated for periodic oral administration to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day. In some embodiments the administration slows thedecline of a patient's gait and balance.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining independence in a human patientwherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine isto be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining, a human patient'sindependence wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining or slowing the decline of a humanpatient's independence wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining, or slowing the declineof a human patient's independence wherein the medicament is formulatedfor periodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's cognitive domainswherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90-mg of pridopidine isto be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'scognitive domains wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining or slowing the decline of a humanpatient's cognitive domains wherein the pharmaceutical composition is tobe periodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining or slowing the declineof a human patient's cognitive domains wherein the medicament isformulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing the severity of the sustained or intermittent musclecontractions associated with dystonia in a human patient wherein thepharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administered tothe patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing the severity of the sustained orintermittent muscle contractions associated with dystonia in a humanpatient wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining motor ability in a human patientwherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orallyadministered to the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining motor ability in ahuman patient wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing or maintaining the level of chorea in a humanpatient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodicallyorally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing or maintaining the level of chorea in ahuman patient wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing or maintaining or slowing the increase of chorea ina human patient wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing or maintaining or slowing the increaseof chorea in a human patient wherein the medicament is formulated forperiodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state wherein the medicament is formulatedfor periodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of90-mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in reducing or maintaining a human patient's involuntarymovements wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to be periodicallyorally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in reducing or maintaining a human patient'sinvoluntary movements wherein the medicament is formulated for periodicoral administration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's mobility whereinthe pharmaceutical composition is to be periodically orally administeredto the patient such that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is to beadministered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufacture ofa medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'smobility wherein the medicament is formulated for periodic oraladministration to the patient such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidineis to be administered to the patient per day.

The subject invention also provides a package comprising:

-   -   a) a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine; and    -   b) instructions for use of the pharmaceutical composition        according to the methods of the present invention.

Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidinefor use in improving or maintaining a human patient's ability to performphysical tasks wherein the pharmaceutical composition is to beperiodically orally administered to the patient such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

Provided herein is a use of an amount of pridopidine in the manufactureof a medicament for use in improving or maintaining a human patient'sability to perform physical tasks wherein the medicament is formulatedfor periodic oral administration to the patient such that a dose of90-mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient per day.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining or improving totalfunctional capacity, in a human patient afflicted with HD comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebymaintain functional capacity, or improve total functional capacity, inthe human patient as measured by the UHDRS-TFC for at least 26 or 52weeks.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day. In another embodiment, the human patient has a baselineTFC score of 11-13. In another embodiment, the human patient has abaseline TFC score of 7-10. In another embodiment, the human patient hasa baseline TMS score which is in the two least severe quarters of theoverall population of patients afflicted with HD. In another embodiment,the human patient has a baseline TMS score which is in the three leastsevere quarters of the overall population of patients afflicted with HD.In another embodiment, the human patient has less than 44 CAG repeats inthe Huntingtin gene.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, or improving ahuman patient's ability to perform activities of daily living,comprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby maintain, or improve the human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living as measured by Activities of Daily Livingdomain of the UHDRS-TFC for at least 26 or 52 weeks, wherein the humanpatient is afflicted with HD.

In one embodiment, administering further maintains or improves the humanpatient's ability to manage finances as measured by measured by theManaging Finances domain of the UHDRS-TFC for at least 26 or 52 weeks.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, or improving ahuman patient's ability to manage finances, comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 or 180 mg of pridopidineis administered to the patient per day, so as to thereby maintain, orimprove the human patient's ability to manage finances as measured byManaging Finances domain of the UHDRS-TFC for at least 26 or 52 weeks,wherein the human patient is afflicted with HD.

In one embodiment, a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to thepatient per day. In another embodiment, the human patient has a baselineUHDRS-TFC score of 11-13. In another embodiment, the human patient has abaseline UHDRS-TFC score of 7-10. In another embodiment, the humanpatient has a baseline TMS score which is in the two least severequarters of the overall population of patients afflicted with HD. Inanother embodiment, the human patient has a baseline TMS score which isin the three least severe quarters of the overall population of patientsafflicted with HD.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, improving, or therate of decline of, a human patient's ability to perform domestic choresas measured by the Domestic Chores domain of the UHDRS-TFC, comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebymaintain, improve, or reduce the rate of decline of the human patient'sability to perform domestic chores, wherein the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score of 11-13.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's ability to perform domesticchores as measured by the Domestic Chores domain of the UHDRS TFC,comprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby maintain, improve, or lessen the decline of the human patient'sability to perform domestic chores, wherein the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score of 11-13.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, improving, orreducing the rate of decline of, a human patient's care level asmeasured by the Care Level of the UHDRS TFC, comprising periodicallyorally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical compositioncomprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine isadministered to the patient per day, so as to thereby maintain, improve,or reduce the rate of decline of the human patient's care level, whereinthe human patient is afflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score of11-13.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining, improving, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's care level as measured bythe Care Level of the UHDRS TFC, comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby maintain, improve, or lessen thedecline of, the human patient's care level, wherein the human patient isafflicted with HD and has a baseline TFC score of 11-13.

The invention also provides, a method of improving or maintaining, ahuman patient's gait and balance comprising periodically orallyadministering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered tothe patient per day, so as to thereby improve, or maintain, a humanpatient's gait and balance as measured by the UHDRS gait and balancescore for at least 52 weeks, wherein the human patient is afflicted withHD and has a baseline TFC score of 11-13.

The invention also provides, a method of reducing dystonia ormaintaining a level of dystonia in a human patient afflicted with HDcomprising periodically orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90or 180 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so asto thereby reduce or maintain a level of dystonia as measured by theUHDRS TMS Dystonia score and the human patient has a baseline TFC scoreof 11-13.

The invention also provides, a method of improving, maintaining, orslowing the decline of, a human patient's independence comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove, maintain, or slow the decline of, a human patient'sindependence as measured by the UHDRS Independence Score for at least 26weeks, wherein the human patient is afflicted with HD.

The invention also provides, a method of improving, maintaining, orlessening the decline of, a human patient's independence comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyimprove, maintain, or lessen the decline of, a human patient'sindependence as measured by the UHDRS Independence Score for at least 26weeks or at least 65 weeks, wherein the human patient is afflicted withearly HD.

In one embodiment, the human patient has a baseline TFC score of 11-13.In another embodiment, the human patient has a baseline TFC score ofgreater than or equal to 7.

The invention also provides, a method of preventing the slowing, thereduction in amplitude, or the impairment of the human patient's fingertapping ability in a human patient afflicted with HD comprisingperiodically orally administering to the patient a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90 mg ofpridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as to therebyprevent the slowing, the reduction in amplitude, or the impairment ofthe human patient's finger tapping ability.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises preventing the slowingor the irregular performance of the Pronate-Supinate Hands test in thehuman patient.

The invention also provides a method of improving or maintaining a humanpatient's behavior and/or psychiatric state comprising periodicallyorally administering to the human patient afflicted with HD apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a dose of 90mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per day, so as tothereby improve or maintain the human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state for at least 26 weeks or at least 52 weeks or at least65 weeks, as measured by the Problem Behaviors Assessment forirritability or for disoriented behavior.

In one embodiment, the human patient has a baseline TFC score of 0-6,the human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state is measured by theProblem Behaviors Assessment for irritability and the human patient'sbehavior and/or psychiatric state is improved or maintained for at least52 weeks, at least 65 weeks, or at least 78 weeks. In anotherembodiment, the human patient has a baseline TFC score of 11-13, thehuman patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state is measured by theProblem Behaviors Assessment for disoriented behavior and the humanpatient's behavior and/or psychiatric state is improved or maintainedfor at least 26 weeks, at least 52 weeks, or at least 65 weeks, or atleast 78 weeks.

The invention also provides, a method of maintaining:

-   -   a) functional capacity in a human patient;    -   b) a human patient's ability to perform activities of daily        living;    -   c) a human patient's ability to manage finances;    -   d) a human patient's ability to perform domestic chores;    -   e) the human patient's care level;    -   f) Dystonia in a human patient;    -   g) a human patient's Gait and balance;    -   h) a human patient's independence;    -   i) a human patient's cognitive domains;    -   j) chorea in a human patient;    -   k) a human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state;    -   l) motor ability in a human patient;    -   m) a human patient's mobility; or    -   n) a human patient's ability to perform physical tasks;        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides, a method of improving:

-   -   a) functional capacity;    -   b) a human patient's ability to perform activities of daily        living;    -   c) a human patient's ability to manage finances;    -   d) a human patient's ability to perform domestic chores;    -   e) a human patient's care level;    -   f) a human patient's gait and balance;    -   g) a human patient's independence;    -   h) a human patient's cognitive domains;    -   i) motor ability in a human patient;    -   j) chorea in a human patient;    -   k) a human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric state;    -   l) a human patient's mobility; or    -   m) a human patient's ability to perform physical tasks;        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides, a method of reducing:

-   -   a) dystonia in a human patient;    -   b) a human patient's involuntary movements; or    -   c) the severity of the sustained or intermittent muscle        contractions associated with dystonia in a human patient,        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides a method of reducing:

-   -   a) the decline of functional capacity in a human patient;    -   b) the rate of decline of a human patient's ability to perform        activities of daily living;    -   c) the rate of decline of a human patient's ability to manage        finances;    -   d) the rate of decline of a human patient's ability to perform        domestic chores;    -   e) the rate of decline of a human patient's care level; or    -   f) the decline of a human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric        state;        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides a method of lessening:

-   -   a) the decline of functional capacity in a human patient;    -   b) the decline of a human patient's ability to perform        activities of daily living;    -   c) the decline of a human patient's ability to manage finances;    -   d) the decline of a human patient's ability to perform domestic        chores;    -   e) the decline of a human patient's care level; or    -   f) the decline of a human patient's behavior and/or psychiatric        state;        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides a method of:

-   -   a) slowing the decline of, a human patient's gait and balance;    -   b) slowing the decline of, a human patient's independence; or    -   c) slowing the decline of, a human patient's cognitive domains;        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides a method of:

-   -   a) lessening the decline of, a human patient's gait and balance;    -   b) lessening the decline of, a human patient's independence; or    -   c) lessening the decline of, a human patient's cognitive        domains;        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention also provides a method of:

-   -   a) slowing the clinical progression of HD as measured by total        functional capacity in a human patient; or    -   b) treating limb dystonia, preferably, wherein treating        comprises    -   i. preventing the slowing, the reduction in amplitude, or the        impairment of the human patient's finger tapping ability and        preventing the slowing or irregular performance of the        Pronate-Supinate Hands test in the human patient;    -   ii. preventing the slowing or the irregular performance of the        Pronate-Supinate Hands test in the human patient;    -   iii. improving the human patient's Q-motor tap speed frequency;        or    -   iv. improving the human patient's Q-motor tap speed inter onset        interval (IOI);        comprising periodically orally administering to the patient a        pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine such that a        dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is administered to the patient per        day.

The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine for use in (1) (a) maintaining functional capacity,improving functional capacity, or lessening functional decline in ahuman patient in need thereof, (b) slowing the clinical progression ofHD, (c) reducing dystonia or maintaining a level of dystonia in a humanpatient in need thereof, (d) treating limb dystonia in a human patientin need thereof, (e) preventing the slowing, the reduction in amplitude,or the impairment of the human patient's finger tapping ability and/orpreventing the slowing or the irregular performance of thePronate-Supinate Hands test, (f) improving or maintaining, a humanpatient's gait and balance in a human patient in need thereof, (g)improving or maintaining, a human patient's independence in a humanpatient in need thereof, (h) improving or maintaining a human patient'scognitive performance across a variety of domains in a human patient inneed thereof, (i) lessening the severity of the sustained orintermittent muscle contractions associated with dystonia in a humanpatient in need thereof, (j) improving or maintaining motor ability in ahuman patient in need thereof, (k) reducing or maintaining the level ofchorea in a human patient in need thereof, (l) improving, maintaining,or lessening the decline of a human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state in a human patient in need thereof, (m) reducing ormaintaining a human patient's involuntary movements in a human patientin need thereof, (n) improving or maintaining a human patient's mobilityin a human patient in need thereof, (o) improving or maintaining a humanpatient's ability to perform physical tasks, (p) improving ormaintaining a human patient's quality of life wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is to be administered tothe patient per day, or (2) (a) improving, maintaining, or lessening thedecline of gait and balance in a human patient in need thereof (b)improving, maintaining, or lessening the decline of, a human patient'sindependence in a human patient in need thereof, (c) improving,maintaining, or lessening the decline of, a human patient's cognitiveperformance across a variety of domains in a human patient in needthereof, (d) reducing, maintaining, or lessening the increase of,chorea, in a human patient in need thereof, wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to thepatient per day.

The invention also provides the use of an amount of pridopidine in themanufacture of a medicament for (1) (a) maintaining functional capacity,improving functional capacity, or lessening functional decline in ahuman patient in need thereof, (b) slowing the clinical progression ofHD, (c) reducing dystonia or maintaining a level of dystonia in a humanpatient in need thereof, (d) treating limb dystonia in a human patientin need thereof, (e) preventing the slowing, the reduction in amplitude,or the impairment of the human patient's finger tapping ability and/orpreventing the slowing or the irregular performance of thePronate-Supinate Hands test, (f) improving or maintaining, a humanpatient's gait and balance in a human patient in need thereof, (g)improving or maintaining, a human patient's independence in a humanpatient in need thereof, (h) improving or maintaining a human patient'scognitive performance across a variety of domains in a human patient inneed thereof, (i) lessening the severity of the sustained orintermittent muscle contractions associated with dystonia in a humanpatient in need thereof, (j) improving or maintaining motor ability in ahuman patient in need thereof, (k) reducing or maintaining the level ofchorea in a human patient in need thereof, (l) improving, maintaining,or lessening the decline of a human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state in a human patient in need thereof, (m) reducing ormaintaining a human patient's involuntary movements in a human patientin need thereof, (n) improving or maintaining a human patient's mobilityin a human patient in need thereof, (o) improving or maintaining a humanpatient's ability to perform physical tasks, (p) improving ormaintaining a human patient's quality of life wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is to be administered tothe patient per day, or (2) (a) improving, maintaining, or lessening thedecline of gait and balance in a human patient in need thereof (b)improving, maintaining, or lessening the decline of, a human patient'sindependence in a human patient in need thereof, (c) improving,maintaining, or lessening the decline of, a human patient's cognitiveperformance across a variety of domains in a human patient in needthereof, (d) reducing, maintaining, or lessening the increase of,chorea, in a human patient in need thereof wherein the medicament isformulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

The invention additionally provides the use of an amount of pridopidinefor (1) (a) maintaining functional capacity, improving functionalcapacity, or lessening functional decline in a human patient in needthereof, (b) slowing the clinical progression of HD, (c) reducingdystonia or maintaining a level of dystonia in a human patient in needthereof, (d) treating limb dystonia in a human patient in need thereof,(e) preventing the slowing, the reduction in amplitude, or theimpairment of the human patient's finger tapping ability and/orpreventing the slowing or the irregular performance of thePronate-Supinate Hands test, (f) improving or maintaining, a humanpatient's gait and balance in a human patient in need thereof, (g)improving or maintaining, a human patient's independence in a humanpatient in need thereof, (h) improving or maintaining a human patient'scognitive performance across a variety of domains in a human patient inneed thereof, (i) lessening the severity of the sustained orintermittent muscle contractions associated with dystonia in a humanpatient in need thereof, (j) improving or maintaining motor ability in ahuman patient in need thereof, (k) reducing or maintaining the level ofchorea in a human patient in need thereof, (l) improving, maintaining,or lessening the decline of a human patient's behavior and/orpsychiatric state in a human patient in need thereof, (m) reducing ormaintaining a human patient's involuntary movements in a human patientin need thereof, (n) improving or maintaining a human patient's mobilityin a human patient in need thereof, (o) improving or maintaining a humanpatient's ability to perform physical tasks, (p) improving ormaintaining a human patient's quality of life wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition is to be periodically orally administered to the patientsuch that a dose of 90-225 mg of pridopidine is to be administered tothe patient per day, or (2) (a) improving, maintaining, or lessening thedecline of gait and balance in a human patient in need thereof (b)improving, maintaining, or lessening the decline of, a human patient'sindependence in a human patient in need thereof, (c) improving,maintaining, or lessening the decline of, a human patient's cognitiveperformance across a variety of domains in a human patient in needthereof, (d) reducing, maintaining, or lessening the increase of,chorea, in a human patient in need thereof wherein the medicament isformulated for periodic oral administration to the patient such that adose of 90 mg of pridopidine is to be administered to the patient perday.

Each embodiment disclosed herein is contemplated as being applicable toeach of the other disclosed embodiments. For instance, all combinationsof the various elements described herein are within the scope of theinvention. Additionally, the elements recited in the packaging andpharmaceutical composition embodiments can be used in the method and useembodiments described herein.

Terms

As used herein, and unless stated otherwise, each of the following termsshall have the definition set forth below.

The articles “a”, “an” and “the” are non-limiting. For example, “themethod” includes the broadest definition of the meaning of the phrase,which can be more than one method.

As used herein, “effective” as in an amount effective to achieve an endmeans the quantity of a component that is sufficient to yield anindicated therapeutic response without undue adverse side effects (suchas toxicity, irritation, or allergic response) commensurate with areasonable benefit/risk ratio when used in the manner of thisdisclosure. For example, an amount effective to maintain functionalcapacity or lessen decline in functional capacity. The specificeffective amount varies with such factors as the particular conditionbeing treated, the physical condition of the patient, the type of mammalbeing treated, the duration of the treatment, the nature of concurrenttherapy (if any), and the specific formulations employed and thestructure of the compounds or its derivatives.

As used herein, to “treat” or “treating” encompasses, e.g., reducing asymptom, inducing inhibition, regression, or stasis of the disorderand/or disease. As used herein, “inhibition” of disease progression ordisease complication in a subject means preventing or reducing thedisease progression and/or disease complication in the subject.

“Administering to the subject” or “administering to the (human) patient”means the giving of, dispensing of, or application of medicines, drugs,or remedies to a subject/patient to relieve, cure, or reduce thesymptoms associated with a condition, e.g., a pathological condition.The administration can be periodic administration.

As used herein, “periodic administration” means repeated/recurrentadministration separated by a period of time. The period of time betweenadministrations is preferably consistent from time to time. Periodicadministration can include administration, e.g., once daily, twicedaily, three times daily, four times daily, weekly, twice weekly, threetimes weekly, four times a week and so on, etc.

As used herein, “maintaining functional capacity in a human patient”means that the functional capacity score after a period ofadministration of pridopidine (“the after administration score”) isunchanged compared to the human patient's functional capacity scoreimmediately prior to the period of administration (“the baselinescore”). The after administration score is considered to be unchanged ifthe difference between the baseline score and the after administrationscore is not statistically significant. The functional capacity scorecan be measured as described herein and includes subsets of thefunctional capacity score.

As used herein, “improving functional capacity in a human patient” meansthat the functional capacity score after a period of administration ofpridopidine (“the after administration score”) is improved compared tothe human patient's functional capacity score immediately prior to theperiod of administration (“the baseline score”).

The functional capacity score of a human patient afflicted with HD candecrease over time. The rate of such decrease can be referred to as arate of decline of the functional capacity score or a rate of decline offunctional capacity or a rate of functional decline. For example, onaverage the rate of functional decline or the reduction in TFC score isfaster for early stage HD patients (TFC score 7-13) than for advancedstage patients (TFC score of <7) . On average the decline is about0.8-1.2 points per year in early stage HD patients, less than 1/2 (about0.2-0.3) point per year for patients with TFC 3-6; and less than 0.1 forpatients with TFC 0-2 (Marder 2000). Therefore, TFC is most sensitive tochange in the earlier stages of disease. The total functional capacityscore can be measured as described herein and includes subsets of thefunctional capacity score. This decline may also be referred to as thenatural decline or the untreated decline in functional capacity.

Accordingly, as used herein, “reducing the rate of decline of functionalcapacity”, “slowing the rate of functional decline”, “reducing the rateof functional decline”, “decreased functional decline”, or ‘slowingfunctional decline” means that the rate of decline of the functionalcapacity score after a period of administration of pridopidine (“theafter administration score”) is slowed, reduced or decreased compared tothe functional capacity score of a patient who has not received the sametreatment with pridopidine.

As used herein, “lessening the decline of functional capacity” or“reducing the decline of functional capacity” means that the decrease ina functional capacity score in a patient after a period ofadministration of pridopidine is less than the decrease in thefunctional capacity score of a patient who has not received the sametreatment with pridopidine over the same period.

As used herein, “lessening the decline of HD” encompasses assessing theprogression of HD using any of the scales and scores disclosed herein,including the cUHDRS measurements or the individual measurementsthereof, e.g., TFC, TMS, SDMT, SWR or any combination thereof, whereinafter a period of administration of pridopidine, the rate of progressionof HD as assessed by a method described herein, is decreased in apatient after a period of administration of pridopidine compared with apatient who has not received the same treatment with pridopidine overthe same period. cUHDRS, TFC, TMS, SDMT, and SWR may be measured asdescribed herein and includes subsets of the score or scores beingmeasured. In some embodiments, the patient is suffering from early stageHD (HD1 or HD2).

In some embodiments, lessening the decline of the progression of HDcomprises slowing the motor deterioration in said patient compared witha patient who has not received the same treatment with pridopidine overthe same period. In some embodiments, lessening the decline of theprogression of HD comprises improving the functional capacity (TFC) insaid patient compared with a patient who has not received the sametreatment with pridopidine over the same period. In some embodiments,lessening the decline of the progression of HD comprises slowing themotor deterioration and improving the functional capacity (TFC) in saidpatient compared with a patient who has not received the same treatmentwith pridopidine over the same period. In some embodiments, the periodof time is between 6-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of timeis between 12-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time isbetween 24-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is between36-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is between 48-60months. In some embodiments, the period of time is between 24-48 months.In some embodiments, the period of time is between 36-48 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is between 36-60 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is between 48-60 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is 6 months. In some embodiments, theperiod of time is 12 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is24 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is 36 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is 48 months. In some embodiments, theperiod of time is 60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time isat least 6 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is at least12 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is at least 24months. In some embodiments, the period of time is at least 36 months.In some embodiments, the period of time is at least 48 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is at least 60 months.

In some embodiments, a method of assessing HD progression comprisesusing cUHDRS. In some embodiments, a method of assessing HD progressioncomprises using TFC or TMS or SDMT or SWR, or any combination thereof.In some embodiments, when assessing HD progression comprises use ofcUHDRS, an improved longitudinal S/N ratio is observed. In someembodiments, when assessing HD progression comprises use of cUHDRS, animproved longitudinal S/N ratio is observed, wherein the cUHDRSmeasurement shows improved measurement values compared with theindependent UHDRS clinical measures of TFC, TMS, SDMT, or SWR, or anycombination thereof. In some embodiments, when assessing HD progressioncomprises use of cUHDRS, an improved longitudinal S/N ratio is observed,wherein the cUHDRS measurement shows improved measurement valuescompared with the independent UHDRS clinical measures of TFC, TMS, SDMT,and SWR. In some embodiments, when assessing HD progression comprisesuse of cUHDRS, the use provides improved statistical significant valuescompared to significance values of an independent TFC or TMS or SDMT orSWR analysis. In some embodiments, when assessing HD progressioncomprises use of cUHDRS, the use provides improved statisticalsignificant values compared to significance values of an independent TFCanalysis. In some embodiments, when assessing HD progression comprisesuse of cUHDRS, the use provides improved statistical significant valuescompared to significance values of an independent TMS analysis. In someembodiments, when assessing HD progression comprises use of cUHDRS, theuse provides improved statistical significant values compared tosignificance values of an independent SDMT analysis. In someembodiments, when assessing HD progression comprises use of cUHDRS, theuse provides improved statistical significant values compared tosignificance values of an independent SWR analysis.

As used herein, “maintaining a human patient's ability to performactivities of daily living” means that the activities of daily living(ADL) score after a period of administration of pridopidine (“the afteradministration score”) is unchanged compared to the human patient'sactivities of daily living score immediately prior to the period ofadministration (“the baseline score”). The after administration score isconsidered to be unchanged if the difference between the baseline scoreand the after administration score is not statistically significant. Theactivities of daily living score is a subset of the total functionalcapacity score and can be measured as described herein.

There are six basic ADLs: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting,transferring (functional mobility) and continence. ADL is scored asfollows: a patient requiring total care=0, a patient able to carry outgross tasks only=1, a patient having minimal impairment=2, a patientwith no impairment (normal)=3.

As used herein, “maintaining a human patient's ability to managefinances” means that the finances score after a period of administrationof pridopidine (“the after administration score”) is unchanged comparedto the human patient's finances score immediately prior to the period ofadministration (“the baseline score”). The after administration score isconsidered to be unchanged if the difference between the baseline scoreand the after administration score is not statistically significant. Thefinances score is a subset of the total functional capacity score andcan be measured as described herein.

Finance is scored as follows: a patient unable to manage finances=0, apatient requiring major assistance =1, a patient requiring minorassistance=2, a patient a patient requiring no assistance (normal)=3.

As used herein, “maintaining functional capacity, motor function andcognitive function” encompasses assessing the progression of HD usingany of the scales and scores disclosed herein, including the cUHDRSmeasurements or the individual measurements thereof, e.g., TFC, TMS,SDMT, SWR or any combination thereof, wherein after a period ofadministration of pridopidine, the “after administration score” isunchanged compared to the human patient's scale or score immediatelyprior to the period of administration (“the baseline score”). In someembodiments, “maintaining” comprises halting the progression of HD. The“after administration score” is considered to be unchanged if thedifference between the baseline score and the “after administrationscore” is not statistically significant. The cUHDRS, TFC, TMS, SDMT, andSWR may be measured as described herein and includes subsets of thescore or scores being measured. In some embodiments, the patient issuffering from early stage HD (HD1 or HD2).

In some embodiments, maintaining motor function comprises maintainingand stabilizing the motor deterioration in said patient compared with apatient who has not received the same treatment with pridopidine overthe same period. In some embodiments, maintaining functional capacitycomprises maintaining and stabilizing the functional capacity (TFC) insaid patient compared with a patient who has not received the sametreatment with pridopidine over the same period. In some embodiments,the period of time is between 6-60 months. In some embodiments, theperiod of time is between 12-60 months. In some embodiments, the periodof time is between 24-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of timeis between 36-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time isbetween 48-60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is between24-48 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is between 36-48months. In some embodiments, the period of time is between 36-60 months.In some embodiments, the period of time is between 48-60 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is 6 months. In some embodiments, theperiod of time is 12 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is24 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is 36 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is 48 months. In some embodiments, theperiod of time is 60 months. In some embodiments, the period of time isat least 6 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is at least12 months. In some embodiments, the period of time is at least 24months. In some embodiments, the period of time is at least 36 months.In some embodiments, the period of time is at least 48 months. In someembodiments, the period of time is at least 60 months.

As used herein, “no worsening of other HD symptoms compared to baseline”means that the severity of each of the human patient's HD symptoms aftera period of administration of pridopidine is equal to or less than theseverity of the symptom immediately prior to the start of the period ofadministration (baseline).

For each baseline score discussed above, in one embodiment, there is noadministration of pridopidine to the patient prior to attainment of thebaseline score. In another embodiment, an amount of pridopidine isadministered to the patient prior to attainment of the baseline score.In a further embodiment, the amount of pridopidine administered to thepatient prior to attainment of the baseline score is less than or morethan the amount of pridopidine administered to the patient after theattainment of the baseline score.

As used herein, “no worsening of other HD symptoms compared to a humanpatient not treated with pridopidine” means that the severity of each ofthe human patient's HD symptoms after a period of administration ofpridopidine is equal to or less than the severity of the symptomcompared with a human HD patient not being administered pridopidine. Insome embodiments, the stage of HD of both HD patients is comparable, forexample but not limited to both patients are at an early stage of HD(HD1 or HD2). In some embodiments, the stage of HD of both HD patientsis comparable, for example but not limited to both patients are at alate stage of HD (HD3 or HD4). In some embodiments, the stage of HD ofboth HD patients is comparable, for example but not limited to bothpatients are at a stage of HD being HD1, HD2, HD3, or HD4, or acombination thereof.

As used herein, an “amount” or “dose” of pridopidine as measured inmilligrams refers to the milligrams of pridopidine present in apreparation, regardless of the form of the preparation. A “dose of 90 mgpridopidine” means the amount of pridopidine acid in a preparation is 90mg, regardless of the form of the preparation. Thus, when in the form ofa salt, e.g. a pridopidine hydrochloride, the weight of the salt formnecessary to provide a dose of 90 mg pridopidine would be greater than90 mg due to the presence of the additional salt ion.

By any range disclosed herein, it is meant that all hundredth, tenth andinteger unit amounts within the range are specifically disclosed as partof the invention. Thus, for example, 0.01 mg to 50 mg means that 0.02,0.03 . . . 0.09; 0.1; 0.2 . . . 0.9; and 1, 2 . . . 49 mg unit amountsare included as embodiments of this invention.

As used herein, “pridopidine” means pridopidine base or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as well as derivatives, forexample deuterium-enriched version of pridopidine and salts. Examples ofdeuterium-enriched pridopidine and salts and their methods ofpreparation may be found in U.S. Application Publication Nos.2013-0197031, 2016-0166559 and 2016-0095847, the entire content of eachof which is hereby incorporated by reference. In certain embodiments,pridopidine is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, such as the HCl saltor tartrate salt. Preferably, in any embodiments of the invention asdescribed herein, the pridopidine is in the form of its hydrochloridesalt.

“Deuterium-enriched” means that the abundance of deuterium at anyrelevant site of the compound is more than the abundance of deuteriumnaturally occurring at that site in an amount of the compound. Thenaturally occurring distribution of deuterium is about 0.0156%. Thus, ina “deuterium-enriched” compound, the abundance of deuterium at any ofits relevant sites is more than 0.0156% and can range from more than0.0156% to 100%. Deuterium-enriched compounds may be obtained byexchanging hydrogen with deuterium or synthesizing the compound withdeuterium-enriched starting materials.

Pharmaceutically Acceptable Salts

The active compounds for use according to the invention may be providedin any form suitable for the intended administration. Suitable formsinclude pharmaceutically (i.e. physiologically) acceptable salts, andpre- or prodrug forms of the compound of the invention.

Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts include, withoutlimitation, the non-toxic inorganic and organic acid addition salts suchas the hydrochloride, the hydrobromide, the L-tartrate, the nitrate, theperchlorate, the phosphate, the sulphate, the formate, the acetate, theaconate, the ascorbate, the benzenesulphonate, the benzoate, thecinnamate, the citrate, the embonate, the enantate, the fumarate, theglutamate, the glycolate, the lactate, the maleate, the malonate, themandelate, the methanesulphonate, the naphthalene-2-sulphonate, thephthalate, the salicylate, the sorbate, the stearate, the succinate, thetartrate, the toluene-p-sulphonate, and the like. Such salts may beformed by procedures well known and described in the art.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

While the compounds for use according to the invention may beadministered in the form of the raw compound, it is preferred tointroduce the active ingredients, optionally in the form ofphysiologically acceptable salts, in a pharmaceutical compositiontogether with one or more adjuvants, excipients, carriers, buffers,diluents, and/or other customary pharmaceutical auxiliaries.

In an embodiment, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositionscomprising the active compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts orderivatives thereof, together with one or more pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers therefore, and, optionally, other therapeutic and/orprophylactic ingredients know and used in the art. The carrier(s) mustbe “acceptable” in the sense of being compatible with the otheringredients of the formulation and not harmful to the recipient thereof.

The pharmaceutical composition of the invention may be administered byany convenient route, which suits the desired therapy. Preferred routesof administration include oral administration, in particular in tablet,in capsule, in dragé, in powder, or in liquid form, and parenteraladministration, in particular cutaneous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, orintravenous injection. In some embodiments, in a method of maintaining,improving, or lessening the decline of motor function and functionalcapacity in a human patient afflicted with early stage Huntingtondisease (HD1 and HD2), comprising orally administering to the patient apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof, oral administration comprises administration bya capsule. The pharmaceutical composition of the invention can bemanufactured by the skilled person by use of standard methods andconventional techniques appropriate to the desired formulation. Whendesired, compositions adapted to give sustained release of the activeingredient may be employed.

In some embodiments the methods of this invention make use of apharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof and at least one analog compound 1-7 orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein analog compounds 1-7are represented by the following structures:

In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 1 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 2 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 3 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 4 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 5 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 6 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 7 or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof. In other embodiments this invention provides a pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof and an analog compound 1 and an analog compound 4 orpharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Further details on techniques for formulation and administration may befound in the latest edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (MackPublishing Co., Easton, PA).

Listing of Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used throughout this application:

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; ADL: Activities of Daily Living; AR:Autoregressive; AUC: area under the concentration-time curve; bid: twicedaily; BL =Baseline; CAB: cognitive assessment battery; CAB HVLT-R:Cognitive Assessment Battery Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, revised;CGI-C: Clinical Global Impression of Change; CGI-S: Clinical GlobalImpression of Severity; CI: confidence interval; CIBIC-Plus: Clinician'sInterview-based Impression of Change plus Caregiver Input; CIBIS:Clinician's Interview-based Impression of Severity; CIOMS: Council forInternational Organizations of Medical Sciences; Cmax: maximum observedplasma drug concentration; CNS: central nervous system; CRF: case reportform; CRO: contract research organization; CS: Compound Symmetry;C-SSRS: Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale; CYP: cytochrome P450;DSM-IV TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Fourth Edition TextRevision; EM: extensive metabolizers; EU: European Union; FA: FunctionalAssessment; FAS: full analysis set; Freq: tapping frequency; GCP: GoodClinical Practice; GFV-C: grip force variability in the static phase;GGT: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; HART: Huntington's disease ACR16Randomized Trial; HCG: human chorionic gonadotropin; HD: Huntington'sdisease; HD-QoL=Huntington's disease Quality of Life; HVLT-R: HAD-CABHopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised; ICH: International Conference onHarmonisation; IEC: Independent Ethics Committee; IOI: inter onsetinterval; IPI: inter peak interval; IRB: Institutional Review Board;IRT: interactive response technology; IS: Independence Score; ITI: intertap interval; ITT: intent-to-treat; LSO: local safety officer; MAD:multiple ascending dose; MedDRA: Medical Dictionary for RegulatoryActivities; MermaiHD: Multinational European Multicentre ACR16 study inHD; ML: Maximum-Likelihood; mMS: Modified Motor Score; MoCA: Montrealcognitive assessment; MS: Multiple sclerosis; MTD: maximum tolerateddose; NMDA: N-methyl-D-aspartate; NOAEL: no observed adverse effectlevel; PBA-s: Problem Behaviors Assessment-Short form; PD:pharmacodynamic(s); PDS: Physical disability scale; PK:pharmacokinetic(s); PM: poor metabolizer; PPT: physical performancetest; qd: once daily; Q-Motor: Quantitative motor; QoL: Quality of life;QTcF: Fridericia-corrected QT interval; RBC: red blood cell; REML:Restricted Maximum-Likelihood; SAE: serious adverse event; SD: standarddeviation; SDMT: symbol digit modalities test; SOC: system organ class;SOP: standard operating procedure; SUSAR: suspected unexpected seriousadverse reaction; t½: half life; TC=telephone call; TD: tap duration;TF: tapping force; TFC: Total Functional Capacity; TMS: Total MotorScore; TMS Involuntary Movements=TMS for performance of Domestic Choresand Dystonia scores combined. TUG: timed up and go; UHDRS: UnifiedHuntington's Disease Rating Scale; cUHDRS: composite UnifiedHuntington's Disease Rating Scale; ULN: upper limit of the normal range;US: United States; WBC: white blood cell; WHO: World HealthOrganization; WHO: Drug World Health Organization (WHO) drug dictionary;ΔHR: change from baseline in heart rate; ΔQTcF: change from baseline inQTcF; ΔΔHR: placebo-corrected change from baseline in heart rate;Placebo-Controlled Study—Huntington's Disease; ΔΔQTcF: placebo-correctedchange from baseline in QTcF, wk: week; EQSD-5L European Quality ofLife-5 Dimensions (5 levels).

Clinical Studies

To date, 22 clinical studies with pridopidine have been completed. Atotal of 8 studies have been conducted in healthy subjects, 1 study inhealthy subjects and patients with HD, 1 study in healthy subjects andpatients with schizophrenia, 1 study in patients with schizophrenia, 1study in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 10 studies inpatients with HD (of which 3 were open-label extension studies and 1 wasan extended/early access program [EAS]). Three phase 2/3 studies inpatients with HD were randomized, double-blind, parallel group,placebo-controlled studies: Study ACR16C009, the Huntington Disease (HD)ACR16 Randomized Trial (HART); Study ACR16C008, the MultinationalEuropean Multicenter ACR16 study in Huntington Disease (MermaiHD); andStudy TV7820-CNS-2002, the Pridopidine Dose Evaluation in HuntingtonDisease study (PRIDE-HD) with corresponding open-label extensions, whichhave completed.

This invention will be better understood by reference to theExperimental Details which follow, but those skilled in the art willreadily appreciate that the specific experiments detailed are onlyillustrative of the invention as described more fully in the claimswhich follow thereafter.

EXAMPLES Example 1 A Phase II, Dose-Finding, Randomized, Parallel-Group,Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study, Evaluating the Safety andEfficacy of Pridopidine 45 mg, 67.5 mg, 90 mg, and 112.5 mg Twice-DailyVersus Placebo for Symptomatic Treatment in Patients with HD(“PRIDE-HD”)

The presented study (PRIDE-HD) assessed the efficacy of pridopidine 45mg to 112.5 mg twice daily (bid) on motor impairment in patients with HDover at least 52 weeks of treatment using the UHDRS TMS. The study alsoassessed the effect of at least 52 weeks of treatment with pridopidineon UHDRS measures for total function capacity (TFC) and cognitiveassessment battery (CAB). The study also compared data from all patientsto those obtained in HD subpopulations. The study also (i) evaluated thesafety and tolerability of a range of pridopidine doses in patients withHD during at least 52 weeks of treatment, (ii) explored thepharmacokinetics (PK) of pridopidine in the study population and (iii)investigated the relationship between exposure to pridopidine andoutcome measures (e.g., clinical efficacy and toxicity parameters).

The results of this example are shown in FIGS. 1-40 and described below.

Description of Clinical Endpoints: UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (TFC)

The TFC scale of the UHDRS is a standardized scale used to assess 5functional domains associated with disability shown below (occupation,finances, domestic chores (e.g. laundry, washing dishes), activities ofdaily living, and care level). The TFC score has a range of 0-13 and isa well-established endpoint for trials assessing disease functionalprogression. The TFC score has been developed and deployed by theHuntington Study Group (HSG, 1996) in multiple trials over 2 decades.The TFC score is accepted by regulators and often considered the mostwidely accepted tool for disease procession in HD patients.Additionally, TFC is considered the gold standard for measuring the rateof functional decline in HD. Currently, no drug has been shown to slowthe decline of TFC despite numerous attempts. The floor and ceilingeffects make TFC Scores more sensitive to change in early stage HD thanin late stage HD.

Functional Capacity:

Occupation: 0=unable, 1=marginal work only, 2=reduced capacity for usualjob, 3=normal.

Finances: 0=unable, 1=major assistance, 2=slight assistance, 3=normal.

Domestic Chores: 0=unable, 1=impaired, 2=normal.

Activities of Daily Living (ADL): 0=total care, 1=gross tasks only,2=minimal impairment, 3=normal.

Care level: 0=fill time skill nursing, 1=home or chronic care, 2=home.

UHDRS Total Motor Score (TMS)

The TMS component of UHDRS comprises 31 assessments from the 15 items ofthe UHDRS from 0 (normal) to 4 (maximal abnormal)

Total Motor Score Subscores UHDRS Hand Movement Score or UHDRS TMS HandMovement Score

The hand movement score is defined as the sum of UHDRS domains fingertaps, pronate-supinate hands and luria (fist-hand-palm test).

UHDRS Gait and Balance Score or UHDRS TMS Gait and Balance Score

The gait and balance score is defined as the sum of UHDRS domains gait,tandem walking and retropulsion pull test.

UHDRS Chorea or UHDRS TMS Chorea

In the UHDRS, maximal chorea was scored from 0 (absent) to 4(marked/prolonged) on each of the following items: face, mouth, trunk,right upper extremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, andleft lower extremity. Maximal chorea is the sum of all scores.

UHDRS Dystonia or UHDRS TMS Dystonia

In the UHDRS, maximal dystonia was scored from 0 (absent) to 4(marked/prolonged) on each of the following items: trunk, right upperextremity, left upper extremity, right lower extremity, and left lowerextremity. Maximal dystonia is the sum of all scores.

Clinician Interview Based Impression of Change Plus Caregiver Input

The CIBIC-Plus (version ADCS-CGIC) was developed, validated, and iscommonly used in studies of anti-dementia drugs in Alzheimer's disease(Joffres 2000). An independent rater evaluated the patient's overalldisease severity prior to the initiation of pridopidine or placebo. Thisassessment, known as the CIBIS, rates the patient on a 7-point Likertscale from extremely severe HD to no symptoms of HD. At each subsequentvisit in which the evaluation is performed, the CIBIC-Plus wasadministered by the same independent rater, but without knowledge ofother endpoint assessments or the AEs experienced by the patient duringthe study (so as not to confound the rating of CIBIC as an efficacymeasure or to unblind the study). The independent rater exclusivelyconsiders observations of the patient's cognitive, functional, andbehavioral performance obtained through interviewing the patient and thecaregiver.

cUHDRS: composite Unified Huntington Disease Rating Scale

The cUHDRS scoring system combines existing measurement scales toholistically measure patient experience: TMS, TFC, SDMT (Symbol DigitModality Test, Schobet et al, 2017) and SWR (Stroop Word Reading Test).

The enhanced sensitivity of the cUHDRS to clinical change in earlysymptomatic HD and its strong relationship to underlying brain changesrelative to TFC and the TMS suggests that the cUHDRS is an improvedmeasure of clinical progression.

Global/Functional Scales Huntington Disease Quality of Life (QoL)

The HD-QoL is a standardized instrument for measuring health-relatedquality of life. (Hocaoglu 2012). It is a validated disease-specificmeasure designed for HD and can provide a summary score of overallhealth-related quality of life, as well as scores on several discretescales. HD-QoL is for people who are living with HD. This includespeople who are at risk for HD, people who have tested positive for thehuntingtin gene but do not have symptoms, and also for people at earlythrough to late stages of disease. HD-QoL can be used across the fullspectrum of HD.

Other Motor Assessments Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale

The Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12) was adapted to become ageneric measure of walking and mobility and renamed the Walk-12.

Quantitative Motor (Q-Motor) Assessments

Motor deficits can be objectively assessed using different Q-Motorassessments. All Q-Motor assessments are based on the application ofprecalibrated and temperature-controlled force transducers and3-dimensional position sensors with very high sensitivity andtest-retest reliability across sessions and sites in a multicenterclinical study. Q-Motor measures thus aim to reduce the limitedsensitivity of categorical clinical rating scales, the intra- andinter-rater variability, and placebo effects observed in scales such asUHDRS-TMS. In addition, Q-Motor assessments allow for the objectivemonitoring of unintended motor side-effects in clinical studies. Thus,Q-Motor is an objective, reliable, and sensitive measure of motorfunction that is free of rater bias and limits placebo effect influence.FIG. 31 shows the Q-motor tap measurements for a normal patient, apatient with mild defects and a patient with severe defects. InTrack-HD, the largest natural history study of pre-manifest and earlystage HD, Q-motor tapping deficits correlated with clinical scores aswell as with regional brain atrophy (FIGS. 31A and 31B and Bechtel2010).

Digitomotography (Speeded Index Finger Tapping)

The patient places their hand on a hand rest with their index fingerpositioned above a force-transducer. Recordings start after practiceruns. The patient is instructed to finger tap as fast as possiblebetween 2 auditory cues. The beginning of a tap is defined as a rise ofthe force by 0.05 N above maximal baseline level. The tap ends when itdrops to 0.05 N before the maximal baseline level is reached again. Theduration and variability of tap durations (TD), inter onset intervals(IOI), inter peak intervals (IPI), and inter tap intervals (ITI) are theexploratory outcome measures for speeded tapping. In addition,variability of peak tapping forces (TF) is calculated as coefficient ofvariation, and the tapping frequency (Freq), i.e., the number of tapsbetween the onsets of the first and the last tap divided by the time inbetween, is determined. Five trials of 10 second duration are performedwith each hand.

Dysdiadochomotography (Pronation/Supination Hand Tapping)

This task assesses the regularity of hand taps performed whenalternating between the palm and dorsal surface of the hand performing arepetitive pronation/supination movement. The force and duration of thehand taps are recorded similarly to the speeded tapping task. A tonecues the start and end of an assessment. Five trials of 10 secondduration are performed with each hand.

UHDRS Pronation/Supination Assessment

An assessment of the ability to rotate the forearm and hand such thatthe palm is down (pronation) and to rotate the forearm and hand suchthat the palm is up (supination) on both sides of the body.

Manumotography and Choreomotography (Grip Force and Chorea Analysis)

This task assessed the coordination of isometric grip forces in theprecision grip between the thumb and index finger. Grip forces areassessed during grip initiation, object transport, and in a staticholding phase. Patients are instructed to grasp and lift a deviceequipped with a force transducer and 3-dimensional position sensor inthe precision grip between thumb and index finger and hold it stableadjacent to a marker 10-cm high. Grip forces and 3-dimensional positionand orientation of the object are recorded. Mean isometric grip forcesand grip force variability in the static phase (expressed as coefficientof variation=standard deviation [SD]/mean×100) (GFV-C) are calculatedduring a 15-second period starting 8 seconds after the first cueingtone. Five trials of 20 seconds duration are performed with each hand.Chorea is assessed calculating a “position-index” and“orientation-index”. Start and end of assessment are signaled by acueing tone.

Timed Up and Go Test

The TUG is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requiresboth static and dynamic balance. It measures the time that a persontakes to rise from a chair, walk 3 meters, turn around, walk back to thechair, and sit down. During the test, the person is expected to weartheir regular footwear and use any mobility aids that they wouldnormally require. The TUG is used frequently in the elderly population,as it is easy to administer and can generally be completed by themajority of older adults. The test is quick, requires no specialequipment or training, and is easily included as part of the routinemedical examination (Podsiadlo 1991). The use of the TUG test inconjunction with UHDRS has been recommended for clinical studies of HD(Rao 1991).

HD-Cognitive Assessment Battery (CAB)

The CAB may be used to detect symptomatic,“pro-cognitive” effects (6months-1 year) and slowing rate of cognitive decline (>1 year). In the6-12 months after commencing treatment, the CAB is especially useful tomeasure “pro-cognitive” effects. Over 1 year from commencing treatment,the CAB is especially useful to detect the slowing rate of cognitivedecline. The CAB covers domains most impacted in HD, using tests withgood psychometric properties. The following six sections describe thetests that are part of the CAB brief

1. Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT)

The SDMT is a paper-and-pencil test of psychomotor speed and workingmemory. Participants view a ‘key’ at the top of the page containingsymbols paired with numbers. The remainder of the page displays rows ofsymbols, and the participant has 90 seconds to write the correspondingnumber that matches each symbol.

2. Emotion Recognition

Recognition of facial expressions of emotions is examined usingcomputerized presentations of photographs depicting 6 basic emotions ora neutral expression. Participants are asked to indicate the emotionexpressed in each photograph by selecting from the words fear, disgust,happy, sad, surprise, angry, and neutral (10 stimuli per emotion).

3. Trail Making Tests A and B

Visual attention and task switching are assessed using the Trail Makingtest, which consists of 25 circles on a standard sheet of paper. ForTrail A, participants are required to connect, as quickly as possible,circles containing numbers in ascending numerical order. For Trail B,participants are to connect, as quickly as possible, circles containingnumbers and letters, alternating between numbers and letters inascending order (e.g., 1, A, 2, B, 3, C, etc.). Trail A is used only aspart of the training (Bowie 2006).

4. Hopkins Verbal Learning Test, revised

The HVLT-R offers a brief assessment of verbal learning and memory(recognition and recall). It is easy to administer and score and is welltolerated even by significantly impaired individuals. Its use has beenvalidated in brain-disordered populations (e.g., Alzheimer's disease,HD, amnestic disorders) as a measure of verbal learning and memory. Eachform consists of a list of 12 nouns (targets) with 4 words drawn fromeach of 3 semantic categories. The semantic categories differ across the6 forms, but the forms are very similar in their psychometricproperties. Raw scores are derived for Total Recall, Delayed Recall,Retention (% retained), and a Recognition Discrimination Index. TheHVLT-R has high test-retest reliability, and its construct, concurrent,and discriminant validity have been well established. Raw scores arederived for Learning Trials 1-3 (i.e., Total Recall) and Trial 4 (e.g.,Delayed Recall Trial).

5. Paced Tapping test

Psychomotor function is assessed in a Paced Tapping test (also known asPTAP). Participants tap on left and right mouse buttons, alternatingbetween thumbs, at 3.0 Hz. They first listen to a tone presented at thedesired tapping rate, and then begin tapping to the tone. After 11 tapswith the tone, the repetition of the tone is discontinued, andparticipants attempt to continue tapping at the same rate until the endof the trial (31 taps later).

6. One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (OTS)

OTS is a spatial planning task which gives a measure of frontal lobefunction. OTS is a variant of the Stockings of Cambridge task, andplaces greater demands on working memory as the participant has tovisualize the solution. As with Stockings of Cambridge, the participantwas shown 2 displays containing 3 colored balls. The displays arepresented in such a way that they can easily be perceived as stacks ofcolored balls held in stockings or socks suspended from a beam. Thisarrangement makes the 3-dimensional concepts involved apparent to theparticipant, and fits with the verbal instructions. There is a row ofnumbered boxes along the bottom of the screen. The test administratorfirst demonstrates to the participant how to use the balls in the lowerdisplay to copy the pattern in the upper display, and completes 1demonstration problem, where the solution requires 1 move. Theparticipant must then complete 3 further problems, 1 each of 2 moves, 3moves, and 4 moves. Next, the participant is shown further problems, andmust work out in their head how many moves the solutions to theseproblems require, then touch the appropriate box at the bottom of thescreen to indicate their response.

Problem Behaviors Assessment-Short Form (PBA-s)

Because of the prominence of psychiatric symptoms in HD, it wasrecommended that the PBA-s form be used in all HD studies with any needfor behavioral assessment as a comprehensive screen for the most commonpsychiatric symptoms in HD (Craufurd 2001, Kingma 2008). The PBA-s alsoincludes questions concerning suicidal behavior, a particular concern inHD. The PBA-s is based on the same set of core behavioral symptoms asthe UHDRS Behavioral questions, which were used previously as the globalpsychiatric measure in most HD studies. The PBA-s has more detailedquestions and more specific guidance on administration and scoring

The PBA-s is a brief semi-structured interview covering the most commonbehavioral and psychiatric manifestations of HD. The interview is notrestricted to a single construct, but rather covers several broadsymptom domains relevant to HD, comprising 11 items: low mood, suicidalideation, anxiety, irritability, anger/aggressive behavior, loss ofmotivation, perseverative thinking or behavior, obsessive-compulsivebehaviors, paranoid thinking, hallucinations, behavior suggestive ofdisorientation. Each symptom is rated for severity on a 5-point scaleaccording to detailed scoring criteria which roughly correspond to thefollowing: 0=“not at all”; 1=trivial; 2=mild; 3=moderate (disruptingeveryday activities) and 4=severe or intolerable. Each symptom is alsoscored for frequency on a 5-point scale as follows: 0=symptom absent;1=less than once weekly; 2=at least once a week; 3=most days (up to andincluding some part of everyday); and 4=all day, every day. Severity andfrequency scores are multiplied to produce an overall TBA score' foreach symptom.

Stroop Word Reading Test-SWR

SWR is used to assess the ability to inhibit cognitive interference,which occurs when the processing of a stimulus feature affects thesimultaneous processing of another attribute of the same stimulus.

In the most common version, which was originally proposed by Stroop in1935, subjects are required to read three different tables as fast aspossible. Two of them represent the “congruous condition” in whichparticipants are required to read names of colors (henceforth referredto as color-words) printed in black ink (W) and name different colorpatches (C). Conversely, in the third table, named color-word (CW)condition, color-words are printed in an inconsistent color ink (forinstance the word “red” is printed in green ink). Thus, in thisincongruent condition, participants are required to name the color ofthe ink instead of reading the word. In other words, the participantsare required to perform a less automated task (i.e., naming ink color)while inhibiting the interference arising from a more automated task(i.e., reading the word). This difficulty in inhibiting the moreautomated process is called the Stroop effect.

Stages of Huntington's Disease

Many clinicians and diagnosticians adopt the Shoulson and Fahn ratingscale, based on TFC scores, to follow progression of HD. This ratingscale groups total TFC scores into five stages of disease, with lowerstages indicating more intact functioning. Table 139 below provides theTFC scores, average years from diagnosis and broad guidelines fortypical care level for each stage of disease. (Johnson 2014).

TABLE 139 HD Disease stages Years since TFC motor Stage score diagnosisTypical abilities and care level 1 11-13 0-8 Able to work at least parttime, may require slight assistance in one of finances, domestic choresor ADL basic functions 2  7-10  3-13 Unable to work, requires someassistance in some basic functions 3 3-6  5-16 Unable to work, requiresmajor assistance in most basic functions 4 1-2  9-21 Requires majorassistance in all basic functions and although comprehension may beintact, requires assistance to act, 5 0 11-26 Requires major assistancein all basic functions and full-time nursing care

Patients with stage 1 or 2 have the steepest rate of natural decline andare the most sensitive to the clinical measure described in thisapplication. TFC assessments are designed specifically for patients withstage 1 or 2 and earlier. Patients with stage 3, 4 or 5 often havedifficult completing assessments, the floor and ceiling limit theability to track change and have very significant brain tissue loss.

Early stage HD, as used herein, means stage 1 or stage 2 HD (BL TFC≥7)as defined by Table 139 above.

Analysis of Pridopidine on Functional Capacity in Early-StageParticipants from the PRIDE-HD Study

Methods

A mixed model of repeated measures (MMRM) was used to evaluate data fromthe full analysis set at 26 and 52 weeks for all HD and for the early HDgroups. A sensitivity analysis was performed using the multipleimputation method assuming Missing Not At Random (MNAR) and the‘worst-case scenario’ where placebo values were imputed for missing datafrom all patients who discontinued therapy. p-values are presented fordescriptive purposes only.

Results

Total Functional Capacity scores for all recipients of the 45 mg biddosage (N=75) at 26 and 52 weeks compared to placebo (N=81) aredisplayed in FIGS. 39A-39B. The results show that, in comparison toplacebo, the 45 mg bid dose demonstrates a beneficial effect on TFC forthe entire population at weeks 26 and 52. At 26 weeks, a trend towardsimprovement in change from baseline vs. placebo is seen in thepridopidine group (placebo: −0.49, SE 0.16 vs. treatment: −0.15, SE0.17; difference between groups 0.34, nominal p=0.15, FIG. 39A). At 52weeks the difference between groups was nominally significant; placebodeclined by −0.83 points (SE 0.20), while the treatment group wasessentially unchanged from baseline (+0.04, SE 0.22; difference betweengroups of 0.87, nominal p=0.0032, FIG. 39B). The effect was mostpronounced for early HD patients (HD1/HD2, TFC=7-13). At 26 weeks, thedifference between groups was 0.56 with a significant nominal p=0.036(FIG. 39C). At 52 weeks, the effect on TFC was stronger with treatmentdifference of 1.16 and nominal p=0.0003 (FIG. 39D). Baseline demographiccharacteristics were similar between early HD participants (HD1+HD2, TFC7-13) who completed 26 weeks of treatment and those who completed 52weeks of treatment (Table 140).

TABLE 140 Demographic Characteristics of Early HD participants (baselineTFC 7-13) completing 26 and 52 weeks of treatment and those who did notcomplete 52 weeks. Early HD 26-weeks Early HD 52-weeks Early HD 52-weeksCompleters Completers Non-completers Placebo 45 mg bid Placebo, 45 mgBID, Placebo, 45 mg BID, Parameter n = 55 n = 48 n = 41 n = 37 n = 21 n= 22 Baseline TFC 9.0 (1.8) 9.3 (1.8) 8.9 (1.7) 9.2 (1.9) 8.9 (1.9) 9.0(1.7) mean (SD) CAG mean (SD) 44.7 (3.4) 44.2 (4.7) 45.0 (3.8) 43.7(4.4) 43.8 (1.8) 44.5 (4.2) Age (V) mean (SD) 49.2 (11.8) 50.2 (12.6)48.3 (12.7) 51.4 (12.5) 50.8 (8.0) 50.6 (12.6) Gender M, 26 (47.3%) M,22 (45.8%) F, 23 (56%) F, 19 (51.4%) F, 8 (38%) F, 11 (50%) N (%) F, 29(52.7%) F, 26 (54.2%) M, 18 (44%) M, 18 (48.6%) M, 13 (62%) M, 11 (50%)Height (cm) 170.4 (9.6) 170.5 (10.2) 169.5 (9.5) 170.3 (8.0) 174.5(10.1) 170.5 (13.8) mean (SD) Weight (kg) 73.0 (12.7) 70.8 (15.0) 73.2(13.1) 71.2 (15.2) 72.8 (9.7) 69.3 (13.4) mean (SD) BMI mean (SD) 25.2(4.3) 24.2 (4.0) 25.5 (4.3) 24.5 (4.4) 24.1 (4.0) 23.7 (2.0)Neuroleptics Yes, 21 (38.2%) Yes, 15 (31.3%) Yes, 17 (41.5)% Yes, 11(29.7%) Yes, 6 (28.6%) Yes, 8 (36.4%) N (%) No, 34 (62%) No, 33 (68.7%)No, 24 (58.5%) No, 26 (70.3%) No, 15 (71.4%) No, 14 (63.6%) Source:PRIDE-HD data

There were no notable demographic differences between early HDparticipants who completed the full 52 weeks of treatment and those whodropped out (non-completers) (Table 140).

The dropout rates between the early HD (TFC 7-13) placebo and 45 mg bidgroups were comparable. 89% (55/62) of the placebo early HD participantscompleted the first 26 weeks of the study, vs. 81% (48/59) patients inthe 45 mg bid group. 76% (42/55) of early HD placebo participants and77% (37/48) of 45 mg bid participants who completed 26 weeks started thesecond treatment period, while 97% (41/42) of the early HD placebo groupand 100% (37/37) of the 45 mg BD group who initiated the second studyperiod completed 52 weeks (Table 141).

TABLE 141 Early HD patients disposition Placebo Pridopidine 45 mg bid N= 62 N = 59 Completed 26 weeks 55/62 (89%) 48/59 (81%) Started 2^(nd)study period 42/55 (76%) 37/48 (77%) of 52 weeks Completed 52 weeks41/42 (97%) 37/37 (100%) Source: PRIDE-HD data

The observed beneficial effect in the combined HD1 and HD2 group is notdriven by a subset of patients, as both HD1 and HD2 contributed to theoverall effect on TFC in the early HD population (HD1 with ΔTFC 1.89,nominal P=0.0059 and HD2 with ATFC 0.94, nominal P=0.009). Early HDpatients (TFC 7-13) decline at a mean rate of 0.97 points/year, whilelate stage patients with TFC 3-6 (HD3) and 0-3 (HD4) decline at 0.38 and0.06 points/year, respectively, likely reflecting a floor effect in moreadvanced disease (Marder et al, 2020).

The effect of pridopidine on TFC in late stage HD patients (HD3 and HD4)could not be accurately assessed in this study. Due to the slow annualdecline in TFC in late stage HD patients, to properly assess the effectof a drug on TFC in this population, a large number of subjects with along follow-up duration is required. Therefore, no conclusions can bedrawn at this time about the effect of pridopidine on TFC decline insubjects with late stage HD.

To further assess the effect of pridopidine 45 mg bid on functionaldecline in TFC in all HD and early HD patients at Week 52, a multipleimputation analysis assuming Missing Not At Random (MNAR) and using the“worst case scenario” was performed (FIG. 40 ). This method assumes thatall missing data in the active treatment group follow the trajectory ofthe placebo group. Using MNAR for the entire population, the 45 mg bidpridopidine dose was superior to placebo at Week 52 (difference=0.58;nominal p=0.057). When this analysis was restricted to patients withearly HD (HD1 and HD2), the MNAR analysis shows an effect size of 0.79(nominal p=0.016) (FIG. 40 ).

A post-hoc analysis was performed to assess the effect of 45 mg bid oneach of the five TFC sub-items in the early HD group (baseline TFC 7-13)(Table 142). Most TFC subscales contribute to the effect on total TFCscore in early disease, with domestic chores, activity of daily living,care level, and finances each reaching nominal statistical significance.

TABLE 142 Change from baseline to Week 52 in TFC domains for early HDsubgroups (baseline TFC 7-13) Week 52 Placebo 45 mg BID Activity ofDaily Living LS Mean change from baseline −0.32 (0.08)  0.03 (0.08) (SE)LS Mean difference  0.35 p value  0.002 Domestic Chores LS Mean changefrom baseline −0.23 (0.07)  0.01 (0.07) (SE) LS Mean difference  0.24 pvalue  0.02 Finance LS Mean change from baseline −0.37 (0.10) −0.02(0.11) (SE) LS Mean difference  0.35 p value  0.017 Care level LS Meanchange from baseline −0.09 (0.03)  0.03 (0.03) (SE) LS Mean difference 0.12 p value  0.004 Occupation LS Mean change from baseline −0.20(0.09) −0.07 (0.09) (SE) LS Mean difference  0.13 p value  0.279 LS Mean= least square mean Included all randomized patients with baselineTFC >= 7, who received at least one dose of study drug and had at leastone post-baseline efficacy assesment; p-values are nominal and presentedfor descriptive purposes only

In an additional exploratory analysis, “responders” were defined asparticipants with a change from baseline in TFC≥0 at week 52 (i.e. noworsening), and “non-responders” as those with TFC decline of <0 pointsat Week 52 (i.e. worsening of any magnitude in TFC score) (Table 143A).For the entire cohort, 47.3% of patients in the placebo group hadworsening in TFC compared to 23.4% patients in the pridopidine group,with a nominally significant odds ratio (95% CI) of 0.32 (0.13-0.79,p=0.01). In the early HD sub-group, 51.2% of patients in the placebogroup showed worsening of TFC, compared to 18.9% of patients in thepridopidine group, with an odds ratio (95% CI) of 0.20 (0.07-0.56,nominal p=0.002) (Table 143A).

To determine the relationship between the beneficial effect on TFC andimprovements in other clinical measures, we conducted an additionalresponder analysis. For that purpose, we compared the improvement onother measures between responders (ΔTFC≥0) and non-responders (ΔTFC<0)at week 52 (early HD from all arms combined). We evaluated measuresrepresenting different aspects of the disease. These include motor(UHDRS-TMS), severity assessment of HD using the Clinician GlobalImpression of Change (CGI-C), and the Clinician's Interview-BasedImpression of Change Plus (CIBIC+), as well as an additional functionalmeasure, the UHDRS Functional Assessment (UHDRS-FA). Among responders,there was a nominally significant improvement compared to non-respondersin the UHDRS Total Motor Score (UHDRS-TMS), UHDRS Functional Assessment(UHDRS-FA), Clinician Global Impression of Change (CGI-C), and theClinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change Plus (CIBIC+),demonstrating concordance between preservation of TFC and improvement inother clinical outcomes (Table 143B).

Tables 143A and 143B: Responder analyses of (A) N (%) of participants inplacebo and 45 mg bid groups showing worsening of TFC and (B) changesfrom Baseline to Week 52 in motor and global assessments for respondersand non-responders in early HD (TFC 7-13).

TABLE 143A N(%) of participants with ATFC <0 (worsening/non-responders)at 52 weeks Odds Ratio (95% CI) Placebo 45 mg bid (GLIMMIX model)P-value* ALL HD 26 (47.3%) 11 (23.4%) 0.32 (0.13-0.79)  0.01 Placebo, n= 55 Early HD 21 (51.2%)  7 (18.9%) 0.20 (0.07-0.56)  0.002 (TFC >7)*p-values are nominal and presented for descriptive purposes only.

TABLE 143B Change in motor and global Functional assessments inresponders (ATFC >0) vs non-responders (ATFC <0) at 52 weeks Assessment,Responders ® Non-Responders Statistic (N = 99) (N = 77) UHDRS-TMS^(b) n99 77 Mean (SD) −4.6 (8.04) 2.5 (10.54) p-value <0.001 UHDRS-FA^(b) n 9877 Mean (SD) −0.0 (1.78) −1.9 (3.03) p-value <0.001 CGI-C Ratings⁰, n(%) n 94 (100) 75 (100) No change or 68 (72) 34 (45) p-value <0.001CIBIC Ratings n (%) n 92 (100) 77 (100) No change or 60 (65) 35 (45)p-value  0.008 Source: PRIDE-HD CSR Post Hoc Summaries aA responder isdefined as a patient with a change in TFC from baseline >= 0. ^(b)Thestatistical test is an analysis of variance (ANOVA) with treatment groupas a fixed effect. ^(c)The statistical test is a Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel(CMH) test. ^(d)This includes the following ratings: Very much improved;much improved; minimally improved, and no change. Abbreviations: TFC =Total Functional Capacity; UHDRS = Unified Huntington’s Disease RatingScale; TMS = Total Motor Score; FA = Functional Assessment; CGI-C =Clinical Global Impression of Change; CIBIC = Clinician’sInterview-based Impression of Change. P-values are nominal and presentedfor descriptive purposes only.

TABLE 144 Responder analysis in early HD patients Observed Data Analysis45 mg bid Placebo Responder Analysis Questions N = 37 N = 41 Whatproportion of early stage subjects 30 (81%) 20 (49%) had nodeterioration on TFC (score ≥0) at 52 weeks? p value (Chi-Square) 0.003What proportion of early stage subjects 10 (27%)  5 (12%) had animprovement of ≥1 points on TFC at 52 weeks? p value (Chi-Square) 0.099

Summary

The follow-up analysis supports the earlier findings that pridopidine 45mg bid provides a robust, nominally significant reduction in totalfunctional capacity (TFC) at 52 weeks compared to placebo. This effectis evident particularly in patients with early stage HD (HD1 and HD2,baseline TFC 7-13).

HD patients treated with 45 mg pridopidine twice daily showedmaintenance, improvement and less TFC decline than placebo at week 52,demonstrating an almost 1-point difference (0.87, nominal p=0.0032). Atrend towards improvement was also noted at 26 weeks (difference of0.37; nominal p=0.015). Beneficial effects at 26 and 52 weeks were morepronounced in early-stage participants, with differences from baselinebetween active and placebo groups of 0.56 (nominal p=0.036) and 1.16points (nominal p=0.0003), respectively. These observations suggest thatpridopidine at a dose of 45 mg bid is associated with maintenance offunctional capacity in HD. Participants receiving pridopidine 45 mg biddisplayed virtually no decline in mean TFC over the course of 1 year.This effect was particularly visible in patients with milder disease(TFC 7-13). This is very different than observations from placebo groupsin previous clinical trials or in natural history studies. (FIG. 48 ).

Further, participants receiving 45 mg bid pridopidine showed lessdecline in TFC, as can be observed in the responder analysis (Table143A). Once again, this effect is most noticeable in the early HDsub-group.

Demographic characteristics of participants who completed either the26-week or 52-week study, or that dropped out over the course of thestudy are similar (Table 140). Dropout rates between the placebo and 45mg bid groups are also similar (Table 141). Together, these suggest thatthe data is well-matched and valid for TFC comparison between thegroups.

A positive responder analysis was also observed for participants in the45 mg bid dosage group compared to placebo who did not deteriorate frombaseline (change in UHDRS-TFC from baseline≥0). Responders in the 45 mgbid group also show nominally significant improvement vs placebo in theUHDRS-TMS, UHDRS-FA, CGI-C and CIBIC+. This points to pridopidine havingadditional beneficial clinical effects beyond TFC.

Improvement in functional capacity—a measure which synthesizes motor,cognitive, and behavioral ability into relevant daily activities—isperhaps the most pressing unmet therapeutic need in HD. The UHDRS-TFCcaptures this therapeutic need, as it reflects elements of function withmeaningful impact on patients' lives. Thus, a therapy with the abilityto beneficially modify TFC decline would be of significant therapeuticvalue.

Discussion Pridopidine Efficacy

PRIDE-HD was a phase 2b, double-blind, placebo-controlled studyinitially designed to assess the safety of pridopidine doses rangingfrom 45 mg to 112.5 mg bid, and its efficacy on TMS at 26 weeks. Due tothe understanding that the primary target of pridopidine is the S1R,suggesting a therapeutic potential beyond motor function, the ongoingPRIDE-HD study was extended from 26 weeks to 52 weeks in order allow theassessment of pridopidine on total functional capacity (UHDRS-TFC). Aminimum of 52 weeks is needed for the placebo group to decline inUHDRS-TFC and to allow a window for detection of the therapeutic effectof a drug. TFC change from baseline to week 52 was a pre-specifiedexploratory endpoint in the PRIDE-HD study.

The UHDRS-TFC scale is a validated and accepted tool used by cliniciansto assess HD disease stage and the level of patient's functionality. Adecline in UHDRS-TFC is associated with other aspects of diseaseprogression including brain atrophy, motor, cognitive and behavioralfunctions.

In PRIDE-HD, pridopidine 45 mg bid demonstrated a statisticallysignificant effect maintaining functional capacity compared to placeboat week 52 in all HD patients (p=0.0032) irrespective of stage ofdisease. The effect of pridopidine 45 mg bid on UHDRS-TFC was mostevident in the early stage HD subpopulation (post hoc analysis,p=0.0003, HD1 and HD2, baseline UHDRS-TFC 7-13). Additional support forthe observed effect of pridopidine on TFC is demonstrated by a post hocresponder analysis in early stage HD (HD1+HD2), showing a significantdecrease in the proportion of patients with worsening of UHDRS-TFC(decline≥1) at 52 weeks in the pridopidine treated group compared toplacebo 18.9% vs 51.2% (pridopidine 45 mg bid vs placebo, respectively,p=0.002).

Historical data from the 2CARE study where early HD patients werefollowed for 60 months (baseline UHDRS-TFC 9-13) were compared toOpen-HART in an exploratory analysis. Early HD patients (baseline TFC9-13) treated with pridopidine 45 mg bid in the Open-HART trial werecompared to this matched cohort of early HD patients receiving placeboin the 2CARE study, over 5 years. After 5 years, Open-HART patientstreated with 45 mg bid pridopidine showed a UHDRS-TFC decline of −1.8points compared to −5.0 points decline in patients receiving placebofrom the 2CARE study. Thus, pridopidine's effect on UHDRS-TFC wasmaintained across 60 months. Limitations to these findings includecomparison of data across studies, open label status in Open-HART and asmall sample size.

To date, long-term (>12 months) observational and randomized clinicalstudies in HD patients did not show any effect on rate of decline inUHDRS-TFC (Waters et al 2018). PRIDE HD is the only study to date thatshows an effect on UHDRS-TFC decline in HD patients. Treatment effectwas seen following treatment with pridopidine 45 mg bid at Week 52 (0.04points).

Pridopidine Motor Effects

The UHDRS-TMS is the standard and most-accepted clinical tool fortracking the progression of motor symptoms in patients with HD(Huntington Study Group 1996). The motor section of the UHDRS assessesmotor features of HD including oculomotor function, dystonia, gait, andpostural stability. All of these are prominent features of HD, and arepositively modulated by pridopidine. The UHDRS-TMS is the sum of 15individual motor ratings, with each assessment rated on a 5-point scalefrom 0 (normal) to 4 (maximally abnormal). Higher scores indicate moresevere motor impairment than lower scores.

The UHDRS-TMS is a highly relevant endpoint for the assessment of theeffect of pridopidine in HD. Pridopidine previously demonstrated motorfunction benefit on the UHDRS-TMS compared to placebo, in 2 large,double-blind, placebo-controlled studies in patients with HD (TMS was asecondary endpoint measure in HART and MermaiHD (de Yebenes et al 2011;Huntington Study Group HART Investigators 2013). In the HART study,pridopidine 45 mg bid showed a statistically significant improvement inUHDRS-TMS of −2.78 points (p=0.039). In MermaiHD, pridopidine 45 mg bidshowed a statistically significant improvement in TMS of −2.96(p=0.004).

Furthermore, a pooled analysis from HART and MermaiHD demonstratesstatistically significant differences between pridopidine treatment andplacebo for changes in UHDRS-TMS from baseline to Week 12 (−2.10;p=0.0078) and Week 26 (−3.35; p=0.0006). These changes were seen acrossall motor features except for chorea (Landwehrmeyer et al 2011). Thepooled analysis results were in line with those of the individualstudies and indicate that pridopidine improves overall motor function inpatients with HD, as measured by TMS.

Subsequent to these observations, another large, double-blind,placebo-controlled study was performed (PRIDE-HD) using change frombaseline in UHDRS-TMS to week 26 as the primary endpoint to furtherevaluate the effects of pridopidine. Due to new insights regardingpridopidine mechanism of action (MOA) and therapeutic potential on totalfunctional capacity, the PRIDE-HD protocol was amended, prior to theprimary endpoint readout at week 26, to extend the double-blind placebocontrolled study to 52 weeks. As previously discussed, a minimum of 52weeks is necessary for the placebo group to deteriorate sufficiently toallow a window for assessment of an effect of drugs on UHDRS-TFC.

In the PRIDE-HD study, the 45 mg bid dose group showed an improvement inUHDRS-TMS at Week 26 and Week 52 compared to baseline. This improvementis comparable to the observed improvement in MermaiHD (Δ UHDRS-TMS frombaseline in the 45 mg bid group was −3.39 at Week 26 in PRIDE-HD vs ΔUHDRS-TMS from baseline of −1.3 at Week 26 seen in MermaiHD). However,the PRIDE-HD result did not reach statistical significance over placebodue to the high and sustained placebo effect. Placebo effects inUHDRS-TMS have been noted previously in HD clinical studies, but thesegenerally regressed prior to 6 months (Papapetropoulos et al 2014). Theplacebo effect observed in PRIDE-HD unexpectedly lasted for the full 52weeks of the study, limiting the ability to draw meaningful conclusionsfrom this endpoint. The placebo effect in PRIDE-HD was maintained toWeek 52, in contrast with MermaiHD in which there was no placebo effectby Week 26. Contributing factors to the placebo effect in PRIDE-HDinclude the many active treatment arms (4:1 randomization), expectationbias based on previous results with pridopidine, limited site trainingand frequent changes in raters were allowed. Central quality monitoringwas implemented only in the second half extension of the study.

Total Functional Capacity

The UHDRS-TFC annual decline in the PRIDE-HD placebo arm (Reilmann etal, 2018) was comparable to that reported in the literature (Dorsey etal 2013) and observed in historical placebo arms (McGarry et al, 2020).Observational and randomized studies in HD show that that annual rate ofUHDRS-TFC decline is related to the baseline UHDRS-TFC (disease stage),with faster rates observed in early stages of HD, corresponding toUHDRS-TFC scores of 7-13, or HD1 and HD2 (Marder et al 2000). Naturalhistory studies in HD and clinical study placebo data show that theannual decline in early HD (UHDRS-TFC 7-13) patients of UHDRS-TFC isbetween 0.7 to 1.17 points (Hersch et al 2017; Reilmann et al 2018).

Further, natural history studies demonstrate that the decline inUHDRS-TFC parallels the decline in other disease measures, includingmotor, cognitive and neuropsychiatric endpoints (Tabrizi et al 2013;Dorsey et al 2013). The annual decline of UHDRS-TFC in placebo-treatedand untreated (observational) patients is consistent across the totalityof study data in HD patients (Marder et al 2000; Waters et al 2018;McGarry et al 2017; Reilmann et al 2019).

Huntington Disease Natural History: UHDRS- TFC Annual Decline in EarlyHD Patients CREST-E PRIDE-HD (placebo data) (placebo data) Hersch et alMarder et al 2000 Reilmann et al 2017 (observational) 2019 UHDRS-TFC7-13 11-13 7-10 11-13 7-13 at baseline (N = 278) (N = 214) (N = 358) (N= 12) (N = 63) Change in −0.7 −1.15 −0.84 −1.63 −1.17 UHDRS-TFC frombaseline Source: Hersch et al 2017; Marder et al 2000; Reilmann et al2018

This was further corroborated by the PRIDE-HD study. The early HDplacebo group showed the expected annual deterioration in UHDRS-TFC of−1.17 points decline from baseline at week 52 (Reilmann et al 2018).

In the PRIDE-HD study, the change from baseline in UHDRS-TFC to week 52in all HD patients (irrespective of disease stage) and the early stageHD (HD1+HD2, baseline UHDRS-TFC 7-13)

Pridopidine 45 mg bid shows a statistically significant maintenance ofUHDRS-TFC at week 52 compared to placebo in all HD patients irrespectiveof stage (N=75, UHDRS-TFC change from baseline vs placebo 0.87 [95%confidence interval: 0.29-1.45]; p=0.0032) at 52 weeks.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are graphs showing pridopidine concentration (ng/ml)measures in patients' blood through week 20 of treatment.

FIGS. 3-5B are graphs showing change in UHDRS TMS over time. A lowernumber represents improvement. FIG. 3 shows a comparison between dosesin the PRIDE-HD study. FIG. 4 shows the placebo effect in the UHDRS TMS,which was greater in the PRIDE-HD study than in the MermaiHD or HARTstudies. FIG. 5A shows an improvement in UHDRS TMS for both 45 mgpridopidine bid and 90 mg pridopidine bid in the PRIDE-HD study comparedto the placebo in MermaiHD and HART studies. FIG. 5B shows an overallimprovement in UHDRS-TMS for pridopidine bid over 52 weeks.

UHDRS Total Functional Capacity (UHDRS TFC)

The data in this application demonstrates that pridopidine shows aneffect on progression of HD as measured by total functional capacity(TFC). This effect on TFC was statistically significant in the fullanalysis set and even more pronounced in early stage HD patients. Earlystage HD patients are defined as those with a baseline (BL) TFC score ofgreater than or equal to 7 (Stage 1 and Stage 2).

There was significant maintenance in UHDRS TFC between patientsadministered pridopidine 45 mg bid compared to patients administered theplacebo at 52 weeks in all HD stages and in the early stage HDsub-population. The effect of pridopidine on TFC was driven by patientswith early stage HD (baseline 7-13) and not seen in patients with latestage HD (baseline 0-6) receiving pridopidine. Due to the floor effectof TFC in later stages of HD, in order to detect an effect on TFC inlate stage HD patients longer studies with larger sample sizes areneeded. The effect on TFC observed at 26 weeks reached significance inthe early stage subpopulation (FIGS. 39C). The effect on TFC observed at52 weeks reached significance in all and early stage HD (FIGS. 39B,39D).

The TFC annual decline of the placebo group shown in, for example, FIGS.39A-39D, was comparable to the TFC annual decline reported in theliterature and observed in historical placebo arms. These data show aslowing of clinical progression in HD as measured by TFC, and is thefirst clinical trial to do so among eleven (11) other clinical trials.Significance was observed in the UHDRS TFC at week 26 (FIG. 39B), TFCfinance at week 26, TFC finance and ADL at week 26, TFC ADL at week 26,UHDRS TFC at week 52, TFC finance at week 52, TFC finance and ADL atweek 52 (TFC ADL at week 52).

UHDRS Independence Scale (UHDRS IS)

The UHDRS-IS comprises part of the UHDRS functional assessments(Huntington Study Group 1996). It is a rating scale where the patient'sdegree of independence is given in percentage, from 10% (tube fed, totalbed care) to 100% (no special care needed). Scores must end in 0 or 5(eg, 10%, 15%, 20% etc).

The change from baseline in the UHDRS-IS assessed at week 52 decreasedacross treatment groups, but was not statistically significant in anytreatment group. For the placebo group, there was a decrease (indicatinga trend towards decline) in IS at Week 52. Positive trends in thedesired direction were observed in early-stage HD patients (baseline TFCscore≥7) at week 52. No clinically meaningful changes were noted forpatients with a baseline TFC<7. The Independence scale supports the TFCeffect, which provides a convergence of endpoints.

UHDRS TMS and Motor Endpoints

Motor effects were statistically significant in stage 1 subpopulations.For example, statistically significant changes are seen in the HD Stage1 patient subgroups for Total TMS, Involuntary movements (Dystonia,Chorea), Ambulation (TMS Gait and Balance, Timed Up and Go, Walk 12).

A large placebo response masked motor effects in the full analysis set.However, in early HD there was a statistically significant effect on TMSat weeks 26 and 52 driven by a lower placebo effect. InvoluntaryMovements (chorea and dystonia) as measured by TMS improved in HD stage1 patients at 26 weeks. This effect persisted at 52 weeks as well.

In addition, positive effects on ambulation (such as gait, timed up andgo, and stair climbing) were observed in early stage patientsadministered 45 mg pridopidine bid.

PBA-s

The PBA-s is a brief semi-structured interview covering the most commonbehavioral and psychiatric manifestations of HD. The interview is notrestricted to a single construct, but rather covers several broadsymptom domains relevant to HD, comprising 11 items: low mood(depression), suicidal ideation, anxiety, irritability, anger/aggressivebehavior, loss of motivation (apathy), perseverative thinking orbehavior, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, paranoid thinking,hallucinations, and behavior suggestive of disorientation. Each symptomis rated for severity on a 5-point scale according to detailed scoringcriteria, which roughly correspond to the following: 0=“not at all”;1=trivial; 2=mild; 3=moderate (disrupting everyday activities) and4=severe or intolerable. Each symptom is also scored for frequency on a5-point scale as follows: 0=symptom absent; 1=less than once weekly;2=at least once a week; 3=most days (up to and including some part ofevery day); and 4=all day, every day.

Severity and frequency scores are multiplied (after setting all valuesoutside the range of 0-4 to missing) to produce an overall “PBA-s score”for each symptom. The total PBA score is calculated by the sum of allPBA-s scores across symptoms/domains.

The change from baseline to week 26 in the PBA-s domains and totalscores did not show meaningful results. However, the change frombaseline to week 52 in the PBA-s total score as well as several of thePBA-s domains showed a trend to improvement or significant improvement.In the full analysis set, the pridopidine 45 mg bid group showed a trendtowards improvement in the PBA-s total score at 52 weeks compared withthe placebo group. Pridopidine shows a trend to improvement in PBAapathy in early stage patients at 26 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively.

HD-Cognitive Assessment Battery (HD-CAB)

The PRIDE-HD study was the first large study to include the HD-CognitiveAssessment Battery (HD-CAB) assessments (Stout et al 2014). The HD-CABwas designed to detect symptomatic, “pro-cognitive” effects (6 months-1year) and slowing rate of cognitive decline (>1 year) in latepre-manifest, HD1 and HD2 patients. It covers cognitive domains mostimpacted in HD, using tests with good psychometric properties. Thebattery includes the following tests: Symbol Digit Modalities Test,Emotion Recognition, Trail Making Test B, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test(revised), Paced Tapping at 3 Hz, and One Touch Stockings of Cambridge.

Positive findings indicating potential improvement from baseline in thePaced Tapping at 3 Hz assessment (a measure of psychomotor function)were observed in the full analysis set at week 52 for the 45 mg bidtreatment group

Example 2 Long Term Effect of Pridopidine on Functional Capacity inPatients with Huntington Disease Objective

To explore functional decline measured by the Total Functional Capacity(TFC) scale in patients treated with open-label pridopidine 90 mg/day(45 bid; twice a day) for 36 months (OPEN-HART) and compare results tohistorical cohorts of placebo patients enrolled in HSG-sponsored trials(CARE-HD and 2CARE).

Follow-up objectives included to report additional safety andexploratory efficacy data for continued open-label use of 45 mg bid (90mg/day) pridopidine at 48 and 60 months (4- and 5-year time points).

Background

Patients with HD experience motor, cognitive and behavioral symptomsthat lead to serious, long-term disability. TFC (range 0-13, high scoresindicate greater capacity) evaluates patients' capacity to work, handlefinances and domestic chores, perform activities of daily living andlive independently, and is most sensitive to early changes indisability. TFC was utilized in OPEN-HART and the Coenzyme Q10 studies,CARE-HD and 2CARE.

Methods

This analysis compared the OPEN-HART cohort (n=50) that receivedpridopidine 90 mg/day (45 mg bid) and the placebo arms of CARE-HD (n=80)and 2CARE (n=213) without matching on baseline characteristics. For thisanalysis, TFC scores at baseline, 12, 24, and 36 months from OPEN-HARTand 2CARE, and TFC scores at baseline, 12, 25, and 30 months from CAREwere utilized.

The Methods for the Open-Label Extension of the HART Study are asFollows. Study Population and Design

The open-label extension analysis included HD participants whosuccessfully completed the HART study and continued into Open-HARTdescribed herein.

Study structure remained similar from 36 months to 60 months.Participant contact occurred every three months, alternating between thefollowing types of visits: Safety Visits were held in-person or byphone, consisting of adverse effects (AE)/concomitant medication review,vital signs, blood draws for electrolytes/creatinine clearance, ECG, andPBA-s. Some data could be collected locally by primary care physiciansif optimal for the participant, while Clinic Visits comprised complianceassessment, review of concomitant medication and AEs, physicalexamination, ECG, vital signs and weight, blood draw for electrolytesand creatinine clearance, pregnancy test yearly when applicable, PBA-s,C-SSRS, and UHDRS.

Efficacy Assessments

The UHDRS-TFC was evaluated as an exploratory endpoint. This scalerelies on clinician assessment of the patient's ability to performacross five categories (capacity to work, finances, domestic chores,activities of daily living, level of care). Total scores range from 0 to13, with higher scores indicating a greater capacity for independentfunction. TFC change was analyzed for the entire cohort, as well asseparately in participants able to complete 60 months. TFC changes over48 and 60 months were also compared to historical placebo participantsfrom the Huntington Study Group— sponsored clinical trial 2CARE (McGarryA, McDermott M, Kieburtz K, et al. A randomized, double-blind,placebo-controlled trial of coenzyme Q10 in Huntington disease.Neurology. 2017;88(2):152-159.). An early HD group (baseline scores9-13) was used for this comparison, as this was the cohort in 2CARE.Additional exploratory analyses were conducted comparing “earlyinitiators” (patients randomized to any of the pridopidine arms in theoriginal HART study who continued in Open-HART) to “late initiators”(patients randomized to the placebo arm in HART who received pridopidineonly upon starting Open-HART).

The UHDRS-TMS was also used to evaluate efficacy in an exploratorymanner. Each domain within the TMS was rated on a five-point scale from0 (normal) to 4 (maximally abnormal) to generate a total score(Huntington Study Group (Kieburtz K, primary author). The UnifiedHuntington's Disease Rating Scale: Reliability and Consistency. Mov Dis1996;11:136-142.). Similar analyses evaluating TMS change in 60-monthcompleters and comparing TMS performance in Open HART to an early TFCcohort from 2CARE were also done.

Statistical Analysis

Efficacy analyses for TMS, TFC, and the five individual functionalcapacity categories (capacity to work, finances, domestic chores,activities of daily living, and level of care) included mean andstandard error (SE) scores as well as mean (SE) change from baseline ateach yearly time interval for the entire cohort and the subset whocompleted the 60-months study.

Mean change from baseline for the TFC score, the five individual domainscomprising the TFC, and TMS in the early HD cohort were compared tothose randomized to placebo from the large, long—term HD study, 2CARE.Repeated-measures analysis of covariance models were used to compareestimates of treatment effect (pridopidine versus historical placebo)for each visit. Accounting for multiple comparisons, p-values<0.01 wereconsidered statistically significant.

In order to account for missing data after participant discontinued inboth Open HART and 2CARE, a mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) withmultiple imputations (100 datasets) approach was used to model missingdata for subjects in Open HART and 2CARE using data available from othersubjects within the study.

Exploratory analyses comparing “early initiator” and “late initiator”patients from the HART and Open-HART studies were performed as describedabove. These included summaries of the baseline characteristics mean(SE) TMS and TFC scores and mean change (SE) from baseline at eachyearly timepoint for the entire cohort and the subset who completed the60-months study period.

For this comparison, analysis was done on the entire Open HART cohort(all patients), patients who completed 60 months of treatment(completers), and for an early HD subgroup (baseline TFC 9-13).Exploratory analyses on early initiation of pridopidine (completion ofHART and Open-HART) and later initiation of pridopidine (Open-HART only)were also conducted. To account for missing data, sensitivity analysesusing a mixed model repeated measures (MMRM) with multiple imputationwas performed on early HD (TFC 9-13) sub-groups from Open-HART and2CARE.

Results

Results from 36-Month OPEN-HART Time Point.

At baseline, the OPEN-HART cohort had the lowest absolute mean (SD) TFCscore compared with the CARE-HD and 2CARE cohorts [9.14(2.78), 10.3(1.7)and 11.05(1.47), respectively].

The mean change from baseline in TFC at 12 months was OPEN-HART: −0.49(1.60), CARE: −1.00 (1.48) and 2CARE: −1.11 (1.62); at 24 months(OPEN-HART and 2CARE) and 25 months (CARE) was: −1.00 (1.92), −1.80(2.06) and −2.24 (1.91), respectively; at 36 months (OPEN-HART and2CARE) was: −1.68 (2.22) and −2.54 (2.53), respectively; and at 30months (CARE) was: −2.80(2.27).

The results show that the TFC decline over time was slower in patientswho received pridopidine in OPEN-HART compared to those who receivedplacebo in CARE-HD and 2CARE. A slowdown in TFC decline was observed,which suggests that pridopidine has neuroprotective and/ordisease-modifying properties.

Results from 48- and 60-Month OPEN-HART Time Points.

118 participants who originally enrolled and successfully completed theHART study were re-enrolled into Open HART. FIG. 41 indicatesparticipant disposition over the 60-month analysis period. Fortyparticipants completed 48 months (33.9%) and 33 completed 60 months(30.0%).

Table 145 depicts baseline demographics and concomitant psychoactivemedications taken during the study. The majority of psychoactivemedications were antidepressants (notably sertraline and paroxetine,26.3% and 16.1%), with anxiolytics also common (clonazepam andlorazepam, 22% and 12.7%, respectively). Sleep aids were frequently used(trazodone 10.2%; zolpidem 9.3%; mirtazapine 7.6%), as was themood-stabilizing agent valproate (9.3%).

TABLE 145 Baseline characteristics and concomitant medicationsCharacteristic Age, years (SD) All patients (n = 118) 52.3 (9.6) 60Month completers (n = 33) 54.1 (8.9) Early HD (TFC 9-13) (n = 55) 52.6(8.9) Sex, n (%) All patients (n = 118) Male: 56 (47.5), Female: 62(52.5) 60 Month completers (n = 33) Male: 18 (54.5), Female: 15 (45.5)Early HD (TFC 9-13) (n = 55) Male: 28 (50.9), Female: 27 (49.1) CAGRepeat Length (SD) All patients (n = 47) 43.7 (2.9) 60 Month completers(n = 8) 42.5 (1.6) Early HD (TFC 9-13) (n = 28) 43.1 (2.2) Weight,kilograns (SD) All patients (n = 118) 74.2 (18.7) 60 Month completers (n= 33) 77.9 (16.3) Early HD (TFC 9-13) (n = 55) 75.3 (20.1) Total MotorScore (SD) All patients (n = 118) 38.7 (15.7) 60 Month completers (n =33) 32.4 (13.6) Early HD (TFC 9-13) (n = 55) 32.9 (12.5) TotalFunctional Capacity (SD) All patients (n = 118) 8.4 (2.6) 60 Monthcompleters (n = 33) 8.8 (2.9) Early HD (TFC 9-13) (n = 55) 10.6 (1.3)Psychoactive concomitant medications taken by ≥5% Subjects, n (%) Allpatients (n = 118) Sertraline 31 (26.3) Clonazepam 26 (22.0) Paroxetine19 (16.1) Lorazepam 15 (12.7) Escitalopram 12 (10.2) Trazodone 12 (10.2)Citalopram 12 (10.2) Valproate 11 (9.3) Zolpidem 11 (9.3) Mirtrazapine 9(7.6) Memantine 8 (6.8) Fluoxetine 8 (6.8)

Table 145 includes results for All patients (participants who wereoriginally enrolled and successfully completed the double-blind HARTStudy and reenrolled into the Open Hart Study), 60 Months completers andearly HD subgroup with baseline TFC 9-13; CAG not available for allparticipants. SD, standard deviation; TFC, total functional capacity.

Exploratory Efficacy

Exploratory efficacy measures for Total Functional Capacity (TFC) andTotal Motor Scale (TMS) at baseline, 24 months, 36 months, 48 months and60 months data are indicated in Tables 146A and 146B.

TABLE 146A Efficacy Analyses for UHDRS TFC Baseline Month 24 Month 36Month 48 Month 60 Total functional capacity (TFC) Open-HART Entirecohort Mean (SE)  8.4 (0.2), n = 118 7.6 (0.4), n = 58  7.5 (0.4), n =50  6.8 (0.6), n = 40  6.8 (0.6), n = 32  Mean change (SE) from baseline−1.1 (0.3) −1.7 (0.3) −2.0 (0.4) −1.9 (0.4) Open-HART Cohort whocompleted 60 months Mean (SE) 8.8 (0.5), n = 33 7.8 (0.5), n = 33  7.4(0.6), n = 33  7.1 (0.6), n = 33  6.8 (0.6), n = 32  Mean change (SE)from baseline −1.0 (0.4) −1.4 (0.4) −1.7 (0.4) −1.9 (0.4) Open-HARTEarly HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13) Mean (SE) 10.6 (0.2), n = 55  9.7(0.4), n = 32  8.8 (2.3), n = 31  8.9 (0.5), n = 23  8.9 (0.5), n = 19 Mean change (SE) from baseline −1.2 (0.4) −2.1 (0.4) −2.0 (0.6) −1.8(0.5) 2CARE Early HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13) Mean (SE) 11.1 (0.1), n= 303 9.1 (0.2), n = 262 8.3 (0.2), n = 215 7.2 (0.3), n = 166 5.9(0.4), n = 123 Mean change (SE) from baseline −2.0 (0.1) −2.7 (0.2) −3.8(0.2) −5.0 (0.3) p = 0.08 p = 0.21 p = 0.01 p = 0.001

TABLE 146B Efficacy Analyses for UHDRS TMS Month Month Month MonthBaseline 24 36 48 60 Total motor score (TMS) Total motor score (TMS)Open-HART 38.7 (1.5), 42.5 (2.7), 41.5 (2.6), 450 (3.3), 44.9 (3.3),Entire cohort n = 118 n = 58 n = 50 n = 40 n = 32 Mean (SE) 5.8 (1.5)7.8 (1.6) 12.2 (2.2) 12.2 (2.3) Mean change (SE) from baseline Open-HART32.4 (2.4) 37.6 (3.4), 39.7 (3.6), 43.4 (3.5), 44.9 (3.7), Cohort whocompleted 60 n = 33 n = 33 n = 33 n = 33 n = 32 months 5.2 (2.1) 7.3(2.2) 11.0 (2:1) 12.2 (2:3) Mean (SE) Mean change (SE) from baselineOpen-HART 32.9 (1.7), 32.6 (2.4), 36.5 (2.6), 35.9 (3.3), 36.9 (3.7),Early HD cohort (baseline n = 55 n = 32 n = 31 n = 23 n = 19 TFC 9-13)2.9 (1.7) 7.0 (2.0) 9.1 (2.5) 10.5 (2.6) Mean (SE) Mean change (SE) frombaseline 2CARE 27.4 (0.8) 34.4 (1.1) 36.9, (1.3) 41.5 (1.5), 46.0 (2.0),Early HD cohort (baseline n = 300 n = 252 n = 215 n = 166 n = 113 TFC9-13) 7.4 (0.7) 9.8 (0.8) 14.3 (1.1) 18.5 (1.5) Mean (SE) p = 0.05 p =0.23 p = 0.05 p = 0.06 Mean change (SE) from baseline Tables 146 A-Binclude results for all patients (participants who were originallyenrolled and successfully completed the double-blind HART Study andreenrolled into the Open-HART Study), 60 Months completers and early HDsubgroup with baseline TFC 9-13. p-values shown compare the mean changefrom baseline between the Open-HART and 2CARE studies at eachtime-point. n-value represents the number of patients who completed theindicated year of the study. SE, standard error; UHDRS, UnifiedHuntington’s Disease Rating Scale.

Tables 146A and 146B include results for all patients (participants whowere originally enrolled and successfully completed the double-blindHART Study and reenrolled into the Open Hart Study), 60 Monthscompleters and early HD subgroup with baseline TFC 9-13. p-values showncompare the mean change from baseline between the Open-HART and 2CAREstudies at each time-point. n value represents the number of patientswho completed the indicated year of the study. SE, standard error;UHDRS, Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale.

The rates of decline in TFC (lower scores indicate worsening) and TMS(higher scores indicate worsening) were evaluated for the entire cohort(N=118), for the 60 months completers (N=33), and for the early HDsubgroup (N=55, baseline TFC 9-13) in Open-HART. For comparison, anearly HD cohort (TFC 9-13) from 2CARE participants receiving placebo wasalso analyzed for TFC change over 60 months (Table 146A and 146B).

The baseline mean (SE) TFC was 8.4 (0.2) for the entire cohort, 8.8(0.5) for the 60 months completers, and 10.6 (0.2) for the early HDsubgroup (TFC 9-13). Mean baseline TFC (SE) was 11.1 (0.1) for the 2CAREplacebo group (n=303, early HD TFC 9-13). Comparing the early HDsubgroups (baseline TFC 9-13) between Open-HART patients receivingpridopidine 45 mg bid and patients from 2CARE receiving placebo, meanchange from baseline in TFC at 24, 36, 48 and 60 months was −1.2 (0.4),−2.1 (0.4), −2.0 (0.6) and −1.8 (0.5) for Open HART and −2.0 (0.1), −2.7(0.2), −3.8 (0.2) and −5.0 (0.3) for 2CARE.

Open-HART had nominally significantly slower TFC decline than 2CARE at48 months (−2.0 (0.6) vs. −3.8 (0.2), p=0.01) and 60 months (−1.8 (0.5)vs. −5.0 (0.3), p=0.001) (Table 10A). In Open-HART, TFC remained stable(no worsening) between 48 and 60 months, with a mean (SE) of 6.8 (0.6)for the entire cohort and 8.9 (0.5) for the early HD subgroup. Over thissame interval, the 2CARE early cohort was not stable, deteriorating by−1.2 points.

To address the influence of dropouts on TFC over the course of thestudy, a sensitivity analysis was conducted using MMRM and multipleimputation for earlier-stage participants (TFC 9-13) from both Open-HARTand 2CARE (Table 147).

TABLE 147 Exploratory Efficacy Analyses for UHDRS TFC and TMS withMultiply Imputed Data Baseline Month 24 Month 36 Month 48 Month 60 Totalfunctional capacity (TFC) Open-HART Early HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13)Mean (SE) 10.6 (0.2), n =  

9.4 (0.4), n =  

8.5 (0.4), n =  

8.4 (0.5), n =  

8.3 (0.5), n =  

Mean change (SE) from baseline −1.8 (0.4) −2.3 (0.4) −2.1 (0.5) −2.4(0.5) 2CARE Early HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13) Mean (SE) 11.1 (0.1), n=  

8.1 (0.2), n =  

8.4 (0.2), n =  

7.4 (0.2), n =  

6.5 (0.2), n =  

Mean change (SE) from baseline −2.0 (0.1) −2.8 (0.2) 3.7 (0.2) −4.6(0.2) p* = 0.08 p =  

p = 0.01 p = 0.001 Total motor score (TMS) Open-HART Early HD cohort(baseline TFC 9-13) Mean (SE) 32.9 ( 

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39.2 (2.6), n =  

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  37.4 (1.2), n =  

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p = 0.07 p = 0.08 p-values shown compare the mean change from baselinebetween the Open-HART and 2CARE studies at each time-point. SE, standarderror; UHDRS, Unified Huntington’s Disease Rating Scale.

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With this approach, observations for the baseline TFC 9-13 groupachieving nominal significance in the non-imputed analysis remainednominally significant, again showing less TFC decline for Open HARTparticipants at 48 and 60 months compared to 2CARE (p=0.01, 0.001,respectively). MMRM analysis indicated minimal deterioration in TFCbetween 36 and 60 months, with mean TFC (SE) of 8.5 (0.4), 8.4 (0.5) and8.2 (0.5) at 36, 48 and 60 months respectively.

Less decline was seen in Open HART participants at 60 months in each ofthe TFC domains; when corrected for multiple comparisons, ADLs,finances, care level, and domestic chores were significantly differentthan 2CARE early TFC cohorts (−0.3 vs. −1.0;-0.4 vs −1.3;-0.1 vs. −0.5;and −0.4 vs −1.0, respectively, all p<0.01) (Table 148).

TABLE 148 Mean Change in Total Functional Capacity Domains for Early HDCohorts (TFC 9−13) Completing 60 Months From Open-HART and 2CAREBaseline Month 24 Months 36 Months 48 Month 60 Total FunctionalCapacity-Occupation Open-HART Mean (SE) 1.3 (0.1), n = 55 0.9 (0.2) n =32 0.8 (0.2) n = 31 0.6 (0.2) n = 23 0.5 (0.2), n = 19 Mean Change frombaseline −0.5 (0.2) −0.6 (0.2) −0.7 (0.2) −0.7 (0.3) 2CARE Mean (SE) 1.7(0.1), n = 303 1.0 (0.1), n = 262 0.9 (0.1), n = 215 0.7 (0.1), n = 1660.5 (0.1), n = 123 Mean Change from baseline −0.7 (0.1) −0.8 (0.1) −1.0(0.1) −1.1 (0.1) p = 0.51 p = 0.48 p = 0.58 p = 0.60 Total FunctionalCapacity-Activity of Daily living Open-HART Mean (SE) 2.9 (0.05), n = 552.8 (0.1), n = 32 2.7 (0.1), n = 31 2.7 (0.2), n = 23 2.7 (0.1), n = 19Mean Change from baseline −0.1 (0.1) −0.2 (0.1) −0.3 (0.2) −0.3 (0.1)2CARE Mean (SE) 2.9 (0.02), n = 303 2.6 (0.04), n = 262 2.5 (0.1), n =215 2.2 (0.1), n = 166 1.9 (0.1), n = 123 Mean Change from baseline −0.3(0.04) −0.4 (0.1) −0.7 (0.1) −1.0 (0.1) p = 0.20 p = 0.13 p = 0.03 p =0.002 Total Functional Capacity-Finances Open-HART Mean (SE) 2.6 (0.1).n = 55 2.3 (0.2), n = 32 1.8 (0.2), n = 31 2.1 (0.2), n = 23 2.2 (0.2),n = 19 Mean Change from baseline −0.3 (0.1) −0.8 (0.2) −0.6 (0.2) −0.4(0.3) 2CARE Mean (SE) 2.6 (0.03), n = 303 2.0 (0.1), n = 262 1.8 (0.1),n = 215 1.4 (0.1), n = 166 1.2 (0.1), n = 123 Mean Change from baseline−0.6 (0.1) −0.8 (0.1) −1.1 (0.1) −1.3 (0.1) p = 0.19 p = 0.73 p = 0.03 p= 0.01 Total Functional Capacity-Care level Open-HART Mean (SE) 2.0(0.02), n = 55 20 (0.0), n = 32 2.0 (0.03), n = 31 2.0 (0.0), n = 23 1.9(0.1), n = 19 Mean Change from baseline 0.0 (0.0) −0.03 (0.03) 0.0 (0.0)−0.1 (0.1) 2CARE Mean (SE) 2.0 (0.0), n = 303 1.9 (0.02), n = 262 1.8(0.03), n = 215 1.7 (0.1), n = 166 1.5 (0.1), n = 123 Mean Change frombaseline −0.1 (0.02) −0.2 (0.03) −0.3 (0.1) −0.5 (0.1) p = 0.19 p = 0.15p = 0.03 p = 0.01 Total Functional Capacity-Domestic Chores Open-HARTMean (SE) 1.9 (0.5) n = 55 1.7 (0.1), n = 32 1.5 (0.1), n = 31 1.5(0.1), n = 23 1.5 (0.1), n = 19 Mean Change from baseline −0.2 (0.1)−0.4 (0.1) −0.5 (0.1) −0.4 (0.1) 2CARE Mean (SE) 1.9 (0.02), n = 303 1.6(0.04), n = 262 1.4 (0.1), n = 215 1.2 (0.1), n = 166 0.9 (0.1), n = 123Mean Change from baseline −0.3 (0.03) −0.5 (0.04) −0.7 (0.1) −1.0 (0.1)p = 0.67 p = 0.49 p = 0.15 p = 0.003 Table includes results for early HDparticipants from the Open-HART study and 2CARE trial with baseline TFC9-13. p-values shown compare the change from baseline between theOpen-HART and 2CARE studies at each time point.

Sensitivity analyses for baseline TFC 9-13 participants from both OpenHART and 2CARE resulted in preservation of these same nominallysignificant findings (Table 149).

TABLE 149 Exploratory Efficacy Analyses for UHDRS TFC Domains withMultiply Imputed Data Baseline Month 24 Months 36 Months 48 Month 60Total Functional Capacity-Occupation Open-HART Mean (SE) 1.3 (0.1), n =55 0.9 (0.1) n = 55 0.7 (0.1) n = 55 0.6 (0.2) n = 55 0.5 (0.1), n = 55Mean Change from baseline −0.6 (0.1) −0.7 (0.1) −0.9 (0.1) −0.9 (0.1)2CARE Mean (SE) 1.7 (0.1), n = 303 1.0 (0.1), n = 303 0.9 (0.1), n = 3030.7 (0.1), n = 303 0.6 (0.1), n = 303 Mean Change from baseline −0.7(0.1) −0.8 (0.1) −1.0 (0.1) −1.1 (0.1) p = 0.46 p = 0.49 p = 0.44 p =0.43 Total Functional Capacity-Activity of Daily living Open-HART Mean(SE) 2.9 (0.05), n = 55 2.7 (0.1), n = 55 2.7 (0.1), n = 55 2.6 (0.2), n= 55 2.6 (0.2), n = 55 Mean Change from baseline −0.2 (0.1) −0.2 (0.1)−0.2 (0.2) −0.2 (0.1) 2CARE Mean (SE) 2.9 (0.02), n = 303 2.6 (0.04), n=303 2.5 (0.05), n = 303 2.2 (0.1), n = 303 1.9 (0.1), n = 303 MeanChange from baseline −0.3 (0.04) −0.4 (0.05) −0.7 (0.1) −1.0 (0.1) p =0.17 p = 0.09 p = 0.04 p < 0.001 Total Functional Capacity-FinancesOpen-HART Mean (SE) 2.6 (0.1). n = 55 2.2 (0.1), n = 55 1.7 (0.2), n =55 2.0 (0.2), n = 55 2.0 (0.2), n = 55 Mean Change from baseline −0.4(0.1) −0.9 (0.2) −0.6 (0.2) −0.6 (0.2) 2CARE Mean (SE) 2.6 (0.03), n =303 2.0 (0.1), n = 303 1.8 (0.1), n = 303 1.5 (0.1), n = 303 1.3 (0.1),n = 303 Mean Change from baseline −0.6 (0.1) −0.8 (0.1) −1.1 (0.1) −1.3(0.1) p = 0.23 p = 0.47 p = 0.01 p = 0.01 Total Functional Capacity-Carelevel Open-HART Mean (SE) 2.0 (0.02), n = 55 20 (0.4), n = 55 1.9 (0.1),n = 55 2.0 (0.0), n = 55 1.9 (0.1), n = 55 Mean Change from baseline−0.02 (0.1) −0.05 (0.1) −0.005 (0.1) −0.1 (0.1) 2CARE Mean (SE) 2.0(0.0), n = 303 1.9 (0.02), n = 303 1.8 (0.03), n = 303 1.7 (0.04), n =303 1.6 (0.05), n = 303 Mean Change from baseline −0.1 (0.02) −0.2(0.03) −0.3 (0.4) −0.4 (0.5) p = 0.15 p = 0.12 p = 0.01 p = 0.002 TotalFunctional Capacity-Domestic Chores Open-HART Mean (SE) 1.9 (0.5) n = 551.6 (0.1), n = 55 1.4 (0.1), n = 55 1.3 (0.1), n = 55 1.4 (0.1), n = 55Mean Change from baseline −0.3 (0.1) −0.4 (0.1) −0.5 (0.1) −0.4 (0.1)2CARE Mean (SE) 1.9 (0.02), n = 303 1.6 (0.04), n = 303 1.4 (0.04), n =303 1.2 (0.05), n = 303 1.0 (0.05), n = 303 Mean Change from baseline−0.3 (0.03) −0.5 (0.04) −0.7 (0.05) −0.9 (0.05) p = 0.69 p = 0.58 p =0.13 p < 0.001 Table includes results for early HD participants from theOpen-HART study and 2CARE trial with baseline TFC 9-13. * Indicates thep-value comparing the change from baseline between the Open-HART and2CARE studies at each time-point.

In Open-HART, mean (SE) baseline TMS was 38.7 (1.5) for entire cohort,32.4 (2.4) for the 60 months completers, and 32.9 (1.7) for the early HDcohort. The 60-month completers and early HD cohorts had lower meanbaseline TMS scores compared to the entire cohort. The early-stage HDcohort in Open-HART had a higher (more impaired) mean (SE) TMS score atbaseline compared to the early stage HD 2CARE cohort (32.9 (1.7)Open-HART vs 27.4 (0.8) 2CARE). In both the Open-HART and the 2CAREtrials, TMS increased over 5 years, indicating motor deterioration. Themean TMS change for the early HD Open-HART cohort was consistentlysmaller compared to early HD in the 2CARE placebo arm. Early HD inOpen-HART showed less TMS deterioration than 2CARE at 24 months (2.9(1.7) vs 7.4 (0.7) p=0.05), 48 months (9.1(2.5) vs 14.3(1.1), p=0.05)and 60 months (10.5(2.6) vs 18.5(1.5), p=0.06). TMS scores remainedstable in the early HD Open-HART cohort at months 36, 48 and 60 (meanTMS 36.5(2.6), 35.9(3.3) and 36.9(3.7) respectively), though theavailable sample was decreasing progressively with time. Over this sameinterval the 2CARE early cohort appeared to worsen, with TMS mean (SE)of 36.9 (1.3), 41.5 (1.5) and 46.0 (2.0) at 36, 48 and 60 months . Toanalyze longitudinal TMS change in the baseline TFC 9-13 group whileaccounting for dropouts, a MMRM sensitivity analysis with multipleimputation was again conducted. The mean TMS decline from baseline wasagain consistently smaller in Open-HART compared to 2CARE early HDparticipants using the MMRM analysis. Early HD in Open-HART showed lessTMS decline than 2CARE at 24 months (3.8 (1.7) vs 7.3 (0.7)), 36 months(8.3(1.8) vs 10.1(0.7)), 48 months (10.6 (2.2) vs 15.0 (0.9)) and 60months (14.2(2.5) vs 19.0 (1.0)). Sensitivity analyses for differencesfrom baseline between Open-HART and 2CARE for the early cohort at 48 and60 months again trended towards nominally significant values (p=0.07 at48 months and p=0.08 at 60 months).

Additional exploratory analyses were conducted on “early initiators”(patients previously exposed to pridopidine in HART) and “lateinitiators” (patients starting pridopidine for the first time inOpen-HART). The early cohort was substantially larger than the latecohort (n=87, vs. n=31), while the late cohort had relatively morefemale participants (64.5%, vs 48.3%). Psychoactive medications, adverseevents and the proportion of subjects reporting serious adverse eventswere generally similar between groups (Data not shown). Early initiatorsshowed less decline at Months 48 and 60 in TFC compared to the lateinitiators, though TMS scores were variable; small numbers in the lateinitiator group over time prevent meaningful comparisons (Table 150).

TABLE 150 Exploratory efficacy analyses for UHDRS TMS and TFC forearly/late initiators and 60-month completers* Baseline Month 24 Month36 Month 48 Month 60 Entire cohort N 118 58 50 40 32 Early initiators N 87 46 41 31 26 Late initiators N  31 12  9  9  6 Total Motor Score(TMS) Entire cohort (n = 118) Mean (SE) 38.7 (1.5) 42.5 (2.7) 41.5 (2.6)45.0 (3.3) 44.9 (3.3) Mean change (SE) from baseline 5.8 (1.5) 7.3 (1.6)12.2 (2.2) 12.2 (2.3) Early initiators cohort (n = 87) Mean (SE) 37.3(1.6) 41.9 (3.0) 40.7 (2.7) 43.1 (3.6) 45.2 (4.2) Mean change (SE) frombaseline 4.6 (1.6) 6.1 (1.4) 9.4 (2.2) 11.0 (2.7) Late initiators cohort(n = 31) Mean (SE) 42.8 (3.2) 44.7 (6.1) 45.1 (8.0) 51.3 (7.5) 43.7(8.1) Mean change (SE) from baseline 10.7 (3.4) 15.4 (5.9) 21.7 (5.2)17.3 (4.6) Total Functional Capacity (TFC) Entire cohort (n = 118) Mean(SE) 8.4 (0.2) 7.6 (0.4) 7.5 (0.4) 6.8 (0.6) 6.8 (0.6) Mean change (SE)from baseline −1.1 (0.3) −1.7 (0.3) −2.0 (0.4) −1.9 (0.4) Earlyinitiators cohort (n = 87) Mean (SE) 8.4 (0.3) 7.8 (0.5) 7.6 (0.5) 7.0(0.6) 6.7 (0.7) Mean change (SE) from baseline −1.1 (0.3) −1.6 (0.3)−1.7 (0.4) −1.9 (0.4) Late initiators cohort (n = 31) Mean (SE) 8.1(0.4) 7.2 (0.9) 7.0 (1.1) 6.1 (1.3) 7.7 (1.2) Mean change (SE) frombaseline −1.4 (0.6) −1.9 (1.0) −2.8 (0.9) −2.0 (1.0)

By 48 months, mean (SE) TFC change from baseline was −1.7 (0.4) for theearly initiators (n=31) compared to −2.8 (0.9) in the late initiatorsgroup (n=9). Between Month 48 and 60, there was an apparent improvementin TFC in the late initiators group [−2.8 (0.9) decline at 48 months vs−2.0 (1.0) decline at 60 months], most likely due to the discontinuationof 3 out of 9 patients (33%). As a result, at 60 months, the change frombaseline in TFC was comparable between early initiators [n=26, −1.9(0.4)] and late initiators [n=6, −2.0 (1.0)].

Demographic characteristics (age, sex, weight) for early HD participantsin Open-HART and 2CARE at baseline, 48 and 60 months were similar Table151).

TABLE 151 Similar demographic characteristics for early HD participantsin Open-HART and 2CARE at baseline Age, years Open-HART Early HD cohort(baseline TFC 9-13), 52.6 (8.9, 1.2), n = 55 Mean (SD, SE) 2CARE EarlyHD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13), 50.7 (11.6, 0.7), n = 303 Mean (SD, SE)Gender Open-HART Early HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13), 50.9, n = 55  %Male 2CARE Early HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13), 45.9, n = 303 % MaleWeight kilograms Open-HART Early HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13), 75.3(20.1, 2.7), n = 55  Mean (SD, SE) 2CARE Early HD cohort (baseline TFC9-13), 76.1 (15.9, 0.9), n = 303 Mean (SD, SE) CAG repeat Open-HARTEarly HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13), 43.1 (2.2) n = 55 Mean (SD) 2CAREEarly HD cohort (baseline TFC 9-13), 43.9 (3.8), n = 303 Mean (SD)Source: McGarry et al, JHD, 2020

Summary

In this open label pridopidine extension study, representing the longesttreatment duration to date, pridopidine remained safe and tolerable over60 months. No unexpected safety or tolerability issues emerged in theperiod after the previous 36-month report. No apparent cumulativetoxicity appeared to emerge over time, and laboratory, ECG, and vitalsigns remained stable over the study period. QTcF did not appear toworsen over time with concomitant use of QT-prolonging medications(antidepressants). The majority of adverse events noted by more than 10%of subjects were related to HD phenotype or likely secondary to trauma,an expected feature of HD.

Overall, the 5-year Open-HART data suggests that 45 mg bid (90 mg/daily)pridopidine has a benign safety and tolerability profile in HD patients,and is comparable with the safety profile reported in prior HD trialswith pridopidine (HART, MermaiHD and PRIDE-HD).

Importantly, administration of 45 mg bid (90 mg/daily) pridopidine to HDpatients showed maintenance or slowed the decline in TFC and motordeterioration, compared to HD patients receiving placebo (2CARE trial).The effect of pridopidine was most pronounced in early HD (TFC 9-13)subjects.

Mean annual TFC decline over 60 months was lower in pridopidine-treatedparticipants (0.4 points/year) compared to the placebo group from 2CARE,where an expected average decline of 1 point per year was observed. TFCscores in Open-HART appeared to remain stable for all participantsbetween 48 and 60 months at 6.8 (0.6) points, while also remainingstable for early HD participants (TFC 9-13) between 36, 48, and 60months [mean (SE) of 8.8 (2.3), 8.9 (0.5), 8.9 (0.5), respectively].This observation of stability in early HD between 36, 48 and 60 monthsremained after sensitivity analysis to account for dropouts [8.5 (0.4),8.5 (0.5), and 8.2 (0.5), respectively] and was nominally significantlydifferent from 2CARE at 48 months [(8.4 (0.5) Open-HART vs. 7.4 (0.2)2CARE] and 60 months [(8.2 (0.5) Open-HART vs. 6.5 (0.2) 2CARE]. TFCstability in Open-HART compared to 2CARE at 48 and 60 months for thebaseline TFC 9-13 group in both non-imputed and imputed analyses suggestthis finding may be robust despite the progressive dropout ofparticipants over the study period. TMS at 48 and 60 months alsoappeared to remain stable, averaging approximately 45 points. For earlyHD patients (TFC 9-13) from Open-HART, TMS appeared stable at 36, 48 and60 months (mean (SE) 36.5(2.6), 35.9(3.3) and 36.9 (3.7), respectively).In 2CARE, TMS in the TFC 9-13 group continued to deteriorate, withrespective mean (SE) of 36.9 (1.3), 41.5 (1.5) and 46.0 (2.0) at 36, 48and 60 months. With sensitivity analysis to account for missing data,the trend toward nominally significant difference in TMS from baselineat 48 and 60 months remained similar to non-imputed data, althoughcomparative sample sizes across the studies were still substantiallydifferent (N=303 2CARE, N=55 Open-HART).

The period from 48 to 60 months appears to demonstrate stable TFC andTMS scores. The relatively static TFC performance at Months 48 and 60may be consistent with a stabilizing or protective effect ofpridopidine, which is intriguing to consider given emerging preclinicalevidence of neuroprotection via the S1R. Overall, 45 mg bid pridopidinecontinued to be safe and tolerable during long-term use in the HDpopulation. These Open-HART data suggesting less TFC decline over timein early-stage participants compared to matched 2CARE placebo historicalcontrols are consistent with observations from the recently completedrandomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled PRIDE-HD trial, wherepridopidine 45 mg bid was associated with less TFC decline at 52 weekscompared to placebo (Reilmann R, McGarry A, Grachev ID et al. Safety andefficacy of pridopidine in patients with Huntington's disease (PRIDEHD): a phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter,dose-ranging study. Lancet Neurol 2019 Feb;18(2):165-176.).

Emerging data regarding potentially neuroprotective effects ofpridopidine mediated by the S1R raise the possibility that somecomponent of long-term TFC performance in Open-HART is driven by anunderlying biological effect. This hypothesis, with converging trialdata and a plausible mechanism substantiated by preclinical findings,warrants further testing of the 45 mg bid dosage in early-diseasecohorts (i.e. TFC 9-13) in adequately powered, randomized, double-blindstudies.

Example 3 Phase 3 Study—A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled,Parallel Arm, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety ofPridopidine in Patients with Early Stage of Huntington Disease Objective

The proposed Phase 3 study is a 65 to 78-week, multicenter, randomized,double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group study to evaluate theefficacy and safety of pridopidine administered at a dose of 45 mg bidin adult patients with early stage HD (TFC 7-13). Evaluation will be oftotal functional capacity, as well as motor and other features of HD inearly-stage participants.

Methods

The study consists of a screening period; a 2-week titration period; a63 -week, double-blind, full-dose treatment period; and a variabledouble-blind, full-dose treatment period up to 78 weeks, with a 2-weekfollow-up period.

Participants will be those with stage 1-2 HD, which is defined as aUHDRS-TFC score of ≥7, at screening. Further, participants must have anUHDRS-Independence scale (IS) score of ≤90% at screening and aUHDRS-TMS≥20.

During the screening period, patients provide informed consent andsubsequently undergo assessments to determine eligibility forparticipation in the study. The stage of HD is established by the UHDRSTFC scale. The TMS and UHDRS-IS is assessed.

Eligible patients are invited to return for a baseline visit andbaseline assessments. Those patients who remain eligible for studyparticipation will be randomly assigned (1:1 ratio) to 1 of the 2treatment groups: 45 mg bid pridopidine or placebo bid. For patientsassigned to receive pridopidine, the dose is titrated during the first 2weeks from 45 mg qd to the final dose of 45 mg bid pridopidine.

Overall Design of the Study:

The screening period will be followed by a 65 to 78 weeks double-blindtreatment period, composed of a 2-week titration period, a 63 weekdouble-blind full-dose maintenance treatment period followed by avariable double blind treatment period of up to 13 weeks (total of up to78 weeks; Main study).

On Day 1 (Baseline visit), eligible participants will be randomized in a1:1 ratio to active (pridopidine 45 mg bid) or control (placebo) arm.

Starting on Day 1, during the titration period, all participants willself-administer 1 capsule of study drug per os (PO-taken orally), oncedaily (qd), in the morning for 2 weeks. Thereafter, study drug will betaken PO bid in the morning and in the afternoon for 63 weeks (full-dosemaintenance double-blind treatment period). Participants who completethe maintenance period (63 weeks) will continue into a variabledouble-blind period of up to 13 weeks or until the last participantrandomized completes 65 weeks of treatment (2 weeks titration+63 weeksfull dose), whichever comes first.

The Open Label Extension (OLE) will consist of a 2-week up titrationperiod and a maintenance period. During the up-titration period,participants will self-administer 1 capsule of pridopidine 45 mg PO, qd,in the morning, for 2 weeks. Thereafter, pridopidine will be taken PO,bid in the morning and in the afternoon.

Table 152 below presents the participants and study groups, FIG. 42provides a Study Schema for the Main Study, and FIG. 43 provides theStudy Schema for the Open-Label Extension (OLE).

TABLE 152 Treatment Groups - Main Study Dose and dose regimen TitrationNumber Period Maintenance Period of Treatment (2 weeks) (65 to 78 weeks)participants Active- 45 mg 45 mg capsule PO, bid 240 pridopidine capsule(total daily dose of 90 mg) PO, qd Control-matching Capsule, Capsule,PO, bid 240 placebo PO, qd

Pridopidine Dose Formulation, Route of Administration, Strength, andLevels

45 mg Pridopidine is provided in the form of a hard gelatin capsule fororal administration. The titration period includes administration of 45mg capsule qd (on-prescription; morning dose) for 2 weeks, followed bythe main full-dose treatment period wherein participants will take 45 mgcapsule bid (1 capsule in the morning and 1 capsule in the afternoon, 7to 10 hours after morning dose) for a total daily dose of 90 mg.

Primary Endpoint

The primary efficacy endpoint to be evaluated is the change frombaseline in UHDRS-TFC to week 65 in patients treated with pridopidine 45mg bid compared to patients receiving placebo.

Secondary Endpoints

Secondary endpoints will include: (a) Proportion of participants with noworsening (change≥0 point) from baseline to Week 65 in UHDRS-TFC (b)Change from baseline to Week 65 in the UHDRS-Total Motor Score (TMS) (c)Change from baseline to Week 65 in Quantitative motor (Q-Motor) fingertapping (Digitomotography) (d) Change from baseline to Week 65 inComposite UDHRS (cUHDRS) total score (e) Change from baseline to Week 52in UHDRS-TFC score (f) Change from baseline to Week 52 in UHDRS-TMSscore (g) Proportion of participants with no worsening from baseline inClinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) at Week 65 (h) Change frombaseline to Week 78 in UHDRS-TFC score

Example 4 Comparison Measurements Between cUHDRS: composite UnifiedHuntington Disease Rating Scale and Individual Component ScaleMeasurements Objective

To compare the holistic patient experience measured using the cUHDRSscoring system with individual clinical component measurements.

Methods

cUHDRS combines the following clinical measurements: TMS, TFC, SDMT(Symbol Digit Modality Test) and SWR (Stroop Word Reading Test).Analysis was performed using data measurements from clinical trialseither singly or combined in the cUHDRS.

Results

S/N ratio is defined as the mean change from baseline to a given timedivided by the corresponding SD. Therefore, S/N ratio is a measure ofthe strength of the longitudinal change relative to the randomvariability of change for a given measure. A larger S/N ratio indicatesgreater reliable variance, which is a desirable characteristic for thegeneral use of a clinical endpoint. The observed difference in the S/Nratio between the cUHDRS and each individual component in an HD clinicaltrial was shown to be numerically superior in 123 cases tested from theTRACK-HD study, and in 10 of 12 comparisons, the S/N ratio differencebetween the cUHDRS and its individual components was statisticallysignificant (See, Schobel et al (2017) FIG. 2 therein).

Using a similar approach, the data presented in Table 153 comparing TFCmeasurements and cUHDRS measurements demonstrated that cUHDRSmeasurements indicated a strengthened pridopidine effect in early HDcompared with the TFC measurement alone.

TABLE 153 HART: 45 mg bid TFC vs. cUHDRS at week 12. cUHDRS strengthenspridopidine effect on TFC in early HD (HD1 + HD2) Placebo PlaceboPridopidine Pridopidine Cohort (n) (mean) (n) (mean) Δ P-value TFC EarlyHD 47 −0.16 46 0.16 0.31 0.17 cUHDRS Early HD 44  0.16 41 0.73 0.58 0.04*Note also the improvement in statistical significance.

Pridopidine improves cUHDRS at week 52 as shown in Table 154.

Using cUHDRS as an analysis tool demonstrated the significance ofpridopidine in early HD patients (TFC 7-13) as shown in Table 154.

TABLE 154 Pride-HD: 45 mg bid significantly improves cUHDRS vs placeboat week 52 in early HD patients. 95% CI Comparison Δ SEM Lower Upperp-value 45 vs placebo 0.6 0.29 0.03 1.17 0.04

Summary

The cUHDRS score uses logical weighting for functional (TFC), motor(TMS) and cognitive scales (SWR and SDTM) and produces a score thatassociates strongly with functional ability. Post hoc analysisdemonstrates pridopidine significantly improves cUHDRS vs placebo at 52weeks.

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What is claimed is:
 1. A method of improving, maintaining or reducingimpairment of functional capacity of a human patient afflicted withearly Stage Huntington disease, comprising orally administering to thehuman patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and Compound 1, Compound 4,combination thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, therebyimproving, maintaining or reducing impairment of functional capacity ofthe human patient; wherein Compound 1 and Compound 4 are represented bythe following structures:


2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical compositioncomprises pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof andanalog compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 3. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprisespridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and analogcompound 4 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 4. The methodof claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises pridopidineor a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, analog compound 1 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and analog compound 4 or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
 5. The method of claim 1,wherein the human patient has ≥36 CAG repeats in the Huntingtin gene. 6.The method of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition isadministered twice per day.
 7. The method of claim 4, wherein humanpatient's functional capacity is measured by the Unified Huntington'sDisease Rating Scale (UHDRS) Total Functional Capacity (TFC).
 8. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprisingpridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof isadministered at a dose of between 90-225 mg/day.
 9. The method of claim1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprising pridopidine or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered at a dose of 90mg per day.
 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the pharmaceuticalcomposition comprising pridopidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof is administered at a dose of 45 mg twice per day (b.i.d.). 11.The method of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt isselected from the group consisting from hydrochloride, hydrobromide,hydroiodide, nitrate, perchlorate, phosphate, acid-phosphate, sulphate,bisulfate, formate, gluconate, glucaronate, saccharate, isonicotinate,acetate, aconate, ascorbate, benzenesulphonate, benzoate, cinnamate,citrate, embonate, enantate, fumarate, glutamate, glycolate, lactate,maleate, gentisinate, malonate, mandelate, methanesulfonate,ethanesulfonate, naphthalene-2-sulphonate, phthalate, salicylate,sorbate, stearate, succinate, tartrate, pantothenate, bitartrate, andtoluene-p-sulfonate, pamoate (i.e.,1,1′-methylene-bis-(2-hydroxy-3-naphthoate)) salt.
 12. The method ofclaim 11, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is HCl salt.